Wow, make a thoughful comment and get 0 votes. Make one joke and get 4 downvotes. The downvotes for the above comment doesn't offend me, they're right and appr

Wow, make a thoughful comment and get 0 votes. Make one joke and get 4 downvotes. The downvotes for the above comment doesn't offend me, they're right and appropriate. What I do mind is the apparent indifference to thoughtful and insightful comments. Way to keep incentives aligned, HN. Every time I post and get no votes it teaches me that HN doesn't care. Which would be fine if my comments were like the above, but they're not. I upvote and encourage commenters, but I've grown tired. So the next time you think of lurkers as people not wanting to contribute, now you know there are alternative explanations.