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Re:Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programmi... by Causality1 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @10:42AM (#22946063)
I've found HN to be incredibly unpredictable when it comes to public opinion. I've had comments start out with a dozen up votes only to sink into the negatives hours later, and comments that spent a day at negative four suddenly rise into the positives.
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Re:Conversations with a six-year-old on functional programmi... by FpUser on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @11:27AM (#22946567)
Positive sinking into negatives...

Yes that is what I often observe. As for predictability - it seems to me like anything that deviates from the "party line" (whatever that is for any particular area) gets downvoted. Looks like a usual herd mentality to me.

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