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It's a modern HN thing, back in the day downvoting was reserved for really obviously off topic stuff, like spam. Now people use downvoting like on reddit, as an
by bowsamic 3y ago
It's a modern HN thing, back in the day downvoting was reserved for really obviously off topic stuff, like spam. Now people use downvoting like on reddit, as an "I'm angry and I disagree" button
- ergl 3y agoBack in 2008, pg said: > Downvoting has always been used to express disagreement. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=392347 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=392347
- bowsamic 3y agoHe's wrong, also it's pg...
- DrNosferatu 3y agoAren't we better off if valuable, unpopular opinions are freely expressed? Otherwise there's a bias to only say what's popular.