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It is very sad that people are downvoting you for finding something disturbing. Since the spring/summer, I feel like I've noticed a lot more downvotes being ha
by bloopernova 3y ago
It is very sad that people are downvoting you for finding something disturbing.
Since the spring/summer, I feel like I've noticed a lot more downvotes being handed out. I really wish I had access to anonymized HN voting data so I could see whether it's a small group of accounts doing it, or if there's other patterns of behaviour.
Oh, and people are allowed to find things disturbing!! Whatever the experience of the generic HN user might be, there's a myriad of reasons that someone is upset by horrific images. It's like mocking someone for not watching cartel torture videos or something!
Let people enjoy things, and let people dislike things without bullying.
- MichaelZuo 3y ago> Oh, and people are allowed to find things disturbing!! Doesn't this also apply to those who are downvoting the parent? They may find the parent's comment itself to be disturbing. Maybe a small fraction of the readerbase are random downvoters, another misanthropes, another just don't like tangential remarks about images period, etc...