I've done the same thing. Now whenever I intend to upvote I always zoom in to make sure I'm hitting the correct arrow!
I can recommend using the “hack” app to read HN on the phone. Voting is done by swiping, so it’s much easier to avoid unintended downvotes.
(edit: I don’t know if it’s available on android, though. I’m an iphone user myself.)
Re:Sugar Substitutes Surprise
by fredophile on Friday November 04, 2022 @05:12PM
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After you vote you have a new option. If you upvoted the option says "unvote". If you downvoted it says "undown". Just check the text after you vote to make sure you didn't fat finger it.
This is a non-issue on my laptop where the cursor is quite visible and precise.
[1] Writing this post encouraged me to experiment. I guess if you vote up, you get an option to "unvote" but if you accidentally downvote, the option is to "undown". So there is more visible feedback about your vote than I was aware of. I will probably look for that going forward to ensure my voting intention was properly registered. But it's not super-obvious.