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Re:The Struggling Artist at 86 by InternetUser on Sunday January 07, 2018 @08:25PM (#16093985)
Would you have said the same if his comment was "It's a wonder he's still struggling, his art is very good."
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Re:The Struggling Artist at 86 by dang on Sunday January 07, 2018 @08:41PM (#16094041)
Not necessarily. Empty positive comments aren't as bad: https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html.

It would be different if we got to a point where empty positive comments were the main threat to quality on HN, but we're far from that.

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