Complainers complain, and like attracts like. If people want to assert that supportive comments don't "contribute," then knee-jerk downvotes for their own sake are equally unhelpful.
Otherwise the comment is an unsubstantiated "me too", for which an upvote already exists. Such low quality comments are a... relatively new trend on HN.
Not to mention complaints about downvotes are directly against HN policy.
But let me explain MY pov. It didnt not strike me as a heavy duty (read: high comment volume) topic on NH.
Too often we don't take the time to say thanks, to actuwlly acknowledge the efforts of someone else. Sorry, the upvote, Like, etc. doesn't cut it.
Why is HN so anti-human? Why always the "don't slip up, we'll get you"? Why always so elitist? Why so pro assimulation?
More importantly, why is HN so often completely unaware of context? Ruling on a comment alone reeks of lacking communications skills. Context matters. And in this case...well, I can't believe I'm writing this comment. It says more about HN than it does about me.
Yeah. I know. This will be downvoted.