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I don't understand why you guys are downvoting him.

Other than the "Pics or it didn't happen" meme, he is raising the issue that the article is hugely anecdotal even though it seems like common sense. That is a valid point.

> I don't understand why you guys are downvoting him.

Maybe they don't want HN to become Reddit; after all, we've already got one Reddit, we don't need another.

I think the "I am totes dating a hot chick check me out" submissions have already beat me to the chase.

Downvoting requires a certain karma threshold.

454 credits to go.

It increases over time because as the userbase grows, there is karma inflation. It was just over 500 when I passed it a week or two ago.