[greglindahl]

I downvoted because the comment wasn't a response to the article, nor did it really seem to be responding to other comments. I agree that many people make the same complaint you do, claiming that many downvoters are simply disagreeing with content. You might want to consider topicality, too.

[lisper]

I was responding to things like this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13045831

I would have posted as a child comment, but I saw a lot of those kinds of things in the discussion even at that early stage. That's why I decided to post top-level.

But your point is well taken.

[greglindahl]

Thank you for considering my comment to be constructive! It was intended that way, and I really appreciate your response.