[pw6hv]

HN is not about downvoting things one disagrees with but rather posts that do not add anything to the discussion.

Same holds for upvoting, many times I upvoted posts I did not agree with but that raised interesting observations on the topic discussed.

This is what makes HN great in my opinion.

[thatguy0900]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16131314 both dang and pg disagree with you, for the record

[tekknik]

> HN is not about downvoting things one disagrees with but rather posts that do not add anything to the discussion.

That’s not at all how any site with a downvote button works. They’re used to hide what you don’t want to see or what doesn’t fit your narrative. You’ll see this on HN as well if you stay around long enough.

[wan23]

That's why for most people HN isn't a site with a downvote button.

[eloff]

I wish HN actually did work that way, most people do not use their votes like you.

[V-2]

That's how it should work, but that's not how it actually works :)