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Comment by downvoteme1 | Hacker News Reader

Not related to the poster but it is surprising that HN is becoming like Reddit where non conformist opinions are downvoted extensively.

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Stop caring about pretend internet points.

Unlike Reddit, HN actually makes downvoted posts unreadable(unless you go to the pain of highlighting the text or changing the CSS).

Yeah, but you still shouldn't care. There's nothing you can do about it, just decide if it's worth taking the hit to say what you want to say.

> There's nothing you can do about it, just decide if it's worth taking the hit to say what you want to say.

How will people see what you want to say if it is unreadable?

They can if they put in the effort. At least it's there to be found.

I think this needs to be questioned. Visually show downvotes with a number or a red color somewhere. But, making it difficult to read needs to be challenged.

This has been criticized thousands of times. The fact that it makes the site less accessible is what annoys me the most.

you can handily block the points element(And the log out button!) at the top with ABP element picker.

I use an app for HN, and it doesn't show me points. I've never cared enough to check and see if I can make it do so. Similarly, I've never bothered to check and see if I have the capability to downvote, which it also isn't showing me, because it's rare enough that I want to do so that I just don't bother.

You need 500 points before you can downvote. You don't have 500 points yet.

I am glad I can express my opinions on HN and I am ok with downvotes as far as people don't flag me for disagreeing (but ok to flag if I violate HN rules).

I stand by what I think makes sense, what my conscience tells me and based on the evidence of data, experience and perspective.

Without people challenging the status quo, generating healthy discussion, we would have a massive echo chamber. I don't feel offended by downvotes.

Welcome to the human experience.

In order to believe that's a new thing you must have predominantly conformist opinions. Congratulations, that probably makes your life easier.

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