And thank you for saying this:
Downvoting says that “this is not a contribution to productive discussion on HN”.
If it is worth discussing, it is not worth downvoting.
I happen to think so as well. I don't downvote things unless they are completely derailing the conversation, disingenuous, malicious, etc. Any good-faith argument, especially if expressed clearly and with details, should be upvoted, even if you disagree with it!
I usually agree with pg BUT I disagree with him that downvotes should be used to express disagreement. They should be used to express bad faith, bad form, etc.
The times the correct information has been downvoted to 'dead' is pretty sad.
I used to make a game of replying on them to point out the hypocrisy.
Pg was also solely responsible for beginning sources with [0].
After the Garry Tan fit that was thrown here during the SVB fiasco, Dan is the only person associated with YC worth a shit IMHO.
Downvoting says that “this is not a contribution to productive discussion on HN”.
If it is worth discussing, it is not worth downvoting.
> I am a libertarian, and I am against invasions, occupations, violence, and certainly against war crimes. I’m also against accepting millions of people’s lives being destroyed as “collateral damage” and so on.
> But […]
“Nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts”