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People are probably downvoting you in part for your use of 'meme arrows'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_quoting! - or is the lack of separating space the distinguishing characteristic?

I like the fact that these two things share the same syntax.

My point is, they didn't use it like a literal quote, they did the reddit style "> (faux summary of something)", which people on HN probably find grating.

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