That's only true in the first hour or two or a comment's existence. If you wait until most active HNers have had a chance to weigh in, it's almost always only

That's only true in the first hour or two or a comment's existence. If you wait until most active HNers have had a chance to weigh in, it's almost always only the content-free, Reddit-style (eg., "that's true!") or blatantly offensive comments that are downvoted below 0.