[qb45]

> flagged

How is this not an abuse?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14873001

[tptacek]

Because "this thread is a shitshow" is actually a legitimate use of the flag button, and "this post says something I disagree with" isn't?

The HN software has code that literally looks for threads like this and penalizes them.

[qb45]

They all are equal shitshows. This one even seems to have lower proportion of grey comments than the one I linked.