[roughly]

@dang pointed out when I commented similarly on another thread that early comments on threads seem to tend towards the negative, and sentiment often shifts more positive as things go on (which is exactly what happened on that other thread)

[LordDragonfang]

I'll fill in for dang here. It's the contrarian dynamic.

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[Dracophoenix]

For the chemistry-inclined, it's also known as Le Chatelier's Principle.