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> Some services use up/down votes strictly for 'like it'/'didn't like it' Yeah, this is what I really hope HN can avoid, which is why I brought the topic up. S
by AceJohnny2 12y ago
> Some services use up/down votes strictly for 'like it'/'didn't like it'
Yeah, this is what I really hope HN can avoid, which is why I brought the topic up. Such a trend can only lead to an echo chamber effect and a community that refuses to be challenged.
- brudgers 12y agoThere are healthy ways the HN community can be challenged. Given that it is a community rather than an individual the domain of challenges are those appropriate for communities in general and the unique aspects of HN in particular. What is and isn't appropriate is a variation of HN's community sentiment toward political topics. Some opinions are meant to foster discussion. Others are meant to invite disagreement or structured with a disregard for that potential. Cargo culting is less if an issue than trolling behavior, in my opinion, and the diversity of ideas I see on HN has increased from the days when mentioning Microsoft in a positive light or Apple in a negative one invited downvotes to grey.