[JohnHaugeland]

Flagging a gentle and reasonable statement like "that isn't what I meant" isn't a practical way to handle disagreement, and doesn't follow HN's rules

The punishment culture for not being part of the crowd has gotten too much here.

[batch12]

Just roll with it. These are fake internet points anyway. They don't have any value. You can't leave them to your kids (something a commenter said the other day that's still ticking my brain). Complaining only motivates people to poke at you with more downvotes because they know it bothers you.

[JohnHaugeland]

On Reddit I do. They have consequences here

At any rate, I've learned that my commentary here is considered inappropriate, so I should probably drop it.