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by ada1981 3026 days ago
Not sure why the downvotes..
2 comments

Why do I get downvoted for saying I didn't understand why someone downvoted a post?

Is it the way I phrased my comment that is downvoted? Or my lack of understanding?

Because HN crowd seems to be more left-leaning
No. They just aren't assholes.
Well I see some correlation between being left-leaning and not being asshole to employees ;)
Well, my anecdata is the exact opposite. ;)
I never said that the owners aren't assholes, but still, it was the developers' free choice to sign that (asshole-ish) agreement. Being more to the right than the HN crowd doesn't mean being an asshole.
No, but throwing around political accusations as epithets in a non-political discussion might.
I'm not accusing anyone, being left leaning is nothing wrong; it's just a different viewpoint on the issue of allowing people to freely sign contracts even though it might not be a good deal. This is a political discussion, we're talking about regulating something. I replied to a comment that asked why is a seemingly OK comment being downvoted and because there are no other obvious signs, the logical conclusion is that it's because of political disagreement.