Nah, one has to learn to stop caring about downvotes that much. You can very well express contrarian views on HN, and yes, you sometimes have to pay the price in blood^H^H^H^H^Hkarma. Like with all worthy causes. What matters is that people will engage your argument constructively, if you write it in a substantial and civil way.
Case in point: only yesterday 'miguelrochefort had the guts to post advocating a completely contrarian view on privacy[0]. That particular comment, predictably, got downvoted, but it didn't stop a thoughtful discussion from spawning. As long as this happens, HN serves its purpose.
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Also, how do you know that people who downvote you are "JS hipsters" and not someone else? :).
Re:A Requiem for Ian Murdock
by andrewmcwatters on Friday January 01, 2016 @02:33PM
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My ultimate paranoia is that they are part Lua hipster like me. My own kind downvoting me.
I can understand what he means though, because most people that downvote me are "JS hipsters." Since these people comment the most, they have the ability to control the conversation, and thus leave a larger visible proportion of representation.
Everyone has this policing tone, too, and it's obnoxious.