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I submitted it after I noticed someone getting down-modded into oblivion for something people disagreed with: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=453653 http:/

• tptacek 18y ago
  I don't understand what your story has to do with someone expressing their opinion about the legality of spitting. In fact, it's a little dismaying that such a profoundly inane thread could be echoing into other stories on HN. But then, I'm spending too much time here this morning.
  • andreyf 18y ago
    ...a profoundly inane thread... Precisely! That, and the pattern of votes "-13, 40, -9, 10, -8" seems indicative of digg/reddit-like group-think.