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Meta: No need to DV a comment you don't like for no reason. Engage instead. Why not have a chat?
by gerdesj 2y ago
Meta: No need to DV a comment you don't like for no reason. Engage instead. Why not have a chat?
- riiii 2y agoPeople are saturated with anger and frustration after doom scrolling. They engage with their pitchforks.
- mcphage 2y agoA few anonymous downvotes are what qualifies as pitchforks these days?
- swatcoder 2y agoDownvotes and upvotes work together to manage the visibility of posts that align with the community's tastes. While I myself found an opportunity to reply to the GP and didn't down vote them, their comment only engaged with the article in a shallow way and only then, seemingly, to just dismiss the concept of solver altogether. It wasn't a offensive comment, but it didn't really contribute to the site in the way many people digging into deep technical walkthroughs like this expect to see. Some downvotes weren't guaranteed, but they're not surprising and they're probably helping new readers stay engaged with more topical and technical alternatives. It's not the end of the world to get a few downvotes, and it's almost never personal. It certainly isn't here.
- jksmith 2y agoAside: Downvotes on HN can be an expression of age related, self-righteous sniper pique; Opinions on what contributes to a conversation can be all over the place and are entirely subject to biases, which can be interesting (I guess). Doesn't really matter, and Hail Satan anyway. Also "Q for Mortals" is an interesting book.
- ben0x539 2y agoWouldn't it be more productive/rewarding to instead engage with comments I do like?
- otteromkram 2y agoOnly you can say what's best for you. If have to ask: What's rewarding about only having your viewpoint reinforced?
- ben0x539 2y agoWhere are you getting the viewpoints thing from?
- johnisgood 2y agoJust under this submission I have upvoted a handful of comments with which I disagreed, mainly because of its replies.