[powerhour]

I can't downvote yet (and will probably start over when I can[0]) but when I have in the past I reserved downvotes for comments made in bad faith (straw/steelmanning, etc).

I will admit I would sometimes feel compelled to downvote minority opinions instead of refuting them. On some subjects (eg abortion), I have seen the same opinions and arguments made for decades. I'm tired of seeing the same poorly thought out arguments again and again and again and again.

However I try to hold back and just ignore those comments these days. (Not always successfully..)

0: I use HN exclusively on mobile and the downvote button is too easy to press accidentally, so the privilege is actually a curse.

[pfarrell]

You can now. I looked at your profile. I'm impressed. You got to downvoting capability in 51 days. It took me like 12 years. Of course, I left HN for like 3 years, but still!