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To me it's a convenient filter that lets me know the likelihood of some comment being good -- though it's not always reliable because unpopular opinions (like,
by quoderat 17y ago
To me it's a convenient filter that lets me know the likelihood of some comment being good -- though it's not always reliable because unpopular opinions (like, often, my own) that threaten people's self-interests or self-image tend to get voted down pretty aggressively.
- tokenadult 17y agoIt's convenient for me when I view my own comments to see which ones have been most appreciated by other HN participants. Agreeing with the above, I know sometimes a comment can fail to gain upvotes because it is controversial (or because it is in a thread, or subthread, that has become inactive), but usually a comment with a lot of upvotes is worth a look.