> Abundance of throw-away accounts to express a potentially unpopular opinion is a good evidence of a groupthink environment. It is evidence of nothing more th

> Abundance of throw-away accounts to express a potentially unpopular opinion is a good evidence of a groupthink environment. It is evidence of nothing more than somebody wanting to make a poorly considered comment without the negative ramifications associated with typing before you think. HN loves people who are willing to be contrarian. The 'leaders' list is absolutely littered with people who spend most of their time disagreeing with the bulk of the site. They get upvoted, not downvoted, because they express their disagreement well. Throwaway commenters typically get downvoted not because they are going against the grain but because they make very low quality comments.