News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy. Parent comment

Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by Clubber on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:10AM (#38038645)
>Even something as benign as posting here on HN entails editing to avoid downvotes.

Just edit to make sure you are clear in your thoughts put into text. Don't censor yourself, karma points are largely meaningless anyway. You don't get to trade them in for an eraser or anything. Speak your mind, that's the main benefit of the platform.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The Slow Death of Authenticity in an Attention Economy by wussboy on Friday October 27, 2023 @10:21AM (#38038800)
I occasionally post things that I know will be downvoted to remind myself the votes don't matter.

Ironically, when I do want to say something mildly controversial but I want it to be taken seriously, I just add "I know this will be downvoted to hell but..." and then it is not downvoted. Pro tip.

[ Parent | on HN ]