[pyronite]

I've never downvoted you, but I've taken note of you as a vitriolic poster, particularly after you had inflammatory comments deleted from a recent Soylent thread.

No downvoting should be automated, but it's possible you're being downvoted due to the content of your posts. gus_massa's hypothesis sounds reasonable.

[brilliantcode]

I won't disagree that my piece on Soylent was inflammatory but it was because in my humble opinion, it's shitjuice. It could've been put in a better way.

I also won't apologize for criticizing the defense industry and any individual/startup involved/acquired by it.

After all, I turned down money from a VC who I found out sold his company to the defense industry and had multiple off-shore shell accounts that I tracked using https://panamapapers.icij.org/

All that aside, I don't believe it's fair to have ANY and ALL of my comments downvoted because some people disagree with my views.

I have nothing but respect for HN folks. So many smart people, so much talent and potential, I only seek to learn from everyone else who is clearly smarter and successful than me.

I will dial it back but this downvote manipulation is very real and I'm seeing high karma accounts abusing their power very openly with little to no repercussion.

I feel like HN is approaching Stackoverflow levels, where contribution is discouraged unless high karma accounts approve.