alt Hacker NewsI know discussing HN behavior is off topic, but parent's comment is a perfect example of something unpopular that adds to conversation.
We shouldn't use votes to squelch opinions we don't hold. We should use them to improve the discourse.
I know discussing HN behavior is off topic, but parent's comment is a perfect example of something unpopular that adds to conversation.
We shouldn't use votes to squelch opinions we don't hold. We should use them to improve the discourse.
It's funny. When I have a topic I am interested and passionate about, and want to find an improvement or solution, I welcome the chance to have my ideas questioned. To explain them, to in turn question the alternatives others put forward.
In their frothing haste to put down my heresy here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307056, not one single commenter took just a second to understand what I actually wrote. Most of the responses aren't even coherent on their own, much less address my questions. I did not advocate for the status quo, I did not even assert OP was wrong. I invited them to provide some reasoning for their proposal. Quite troubling, even cultish behavior.