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Here is a dead comment in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39974997 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39974997 It got downvoted almost cert

Here is a dead comment in this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39974997 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39974997 It got downvoted almost certainly because they implied that doomer is the opposite of productive. Would this have been the right place to start a whole debate about whether folks who are realistic about the climate crisis are productive members of society? Probably not. Sure, they might not have meant it that way, and sure, it's one thing at the end of their post that honestly shouldn't have killed it, but human nature is such, and that probably tells you people are tired of hearing that kind of take.

nonrandomstring 3y ago
> Doomer Vs Productive You see, that's fascinating! At least for me. Because it acts like a sonar ping revealing the hidden landscape of cultural assumptions and prejudices beneath the surface here. Also, maybe you're completely wrong. Maybe the reason the comment was attacked is something else. That's why it amplifies the gripe about blind-downvoting. Surely it would be much better to be able to click on the [dead] link and see "Reason: I dislike the implication that a pessimistic outlook correlates to non-productivity".
- rezonant 3y ago
  > Also, maybe you're completely wrong. Maybe the reason the comment was attacked is something else. Absolutely, total guess here. It's reading the tea leaves of group behavior.