I largely agree with that, but downvoted you on principle because I always do that to people who play the "oooo, I'm going to get downvoted, see what a nonconfo

I largely agree with that, but downvoted you on principle because I always do that to people who play the "oooo, I'm going to get downvoted, see what a nonconformist I am" card. (Which I think lowers the signal-to-noise ratio both of HN's content and, since unfortunately it sometimes works and garners lots of upvotes, of the rating system.)