alt Hacker News> But "downvote for disagreement" is a legitimate use.
This made me realize it's a waste of one's time to write thoughtful, informative, educational posts only to have them buried and downvoted by man-children.
If we go by empirical evidence alone, it's a more effective use of time making Reddit-quality quips.
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brazukadev • yesterday at 12:10 PM
if you are writing things to get blessed by votes, your incentive might be in the wrong place to begin with.
As an example, my point that it is fine to downvote for disagreement got a few downvotes. Ironic, no?
Depends. Do you want points, or do you want to say what you have to say?
And, there have been times when I have upvoted something I disagreed with, because it made me think.