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Not bias: abuse of power which is quite a different thing. On HN opinions only have interest, votes have power.
by pfortuny 13y ago
Not bias: abuse of power which is quite a different thing. On HN opinions only have interest, votes have power.
- burntsushi 13y agoAbuse? Votes are influenced by bias. Abuse only happens when there is a large coordinated effort to snuff something out.
- pfortuny 13y agoNo: you abuse a vote when you vote not led by reason but by opinion. Downvotes are not for differences of opinion but for lack of interest, etc... Downvoting affects directly the visibility of a message and this should not be based on opinion.
- burntsushi 13y agoSince when is reason not influenced by bias? You seem to be splitting hairs here. The OP complained about the bias of others but didn't like it when he had his own biases pointed out. I'm suspicious of any claim that says "votes" somehow have more "power" than words. Words, opinions and ideas all have power too.