> Disagreement shouldn't lead to downvote
Actually PG said the opposite. I used to have the comment saved, but lost it in a format.
Anyway, people also downvote because they are sick of talking about this.
Actually PG said the opposite. I used to have the comment saved, but lost it in a format.
Anyway, people also downvote because they are sick of talking about this.
Also, if one's sick of discussing a topic, s/he can simply don't read about or discuss it. Why prevent others from discussing it?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=392347
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658691
It's how HN has always worked, and in my opinion needs to. A site that cares about discussion quality needs those white blood cells.