| > "Tell me something that's true, that almost nobody agrees with you on." > You won't find this on HN because signal to noise ratio is low in such discussions and you will get downvoted. Over the years I've had several comments that I consider "something that's true, that almost nobody agrees with [me] on" that attracted many upvotes, good replies, and emails from people interested to know more. It took quite a bit of practice to learn how to phrase things in a way that could meet people where they're at and take them on the same kind of journey of realisation that I'd been through. The requirement to do that applies to any topic that almost nobody agrees with you on; that is not a particular aspect of HN's culture, it is inherent to the way broader society functions. If you want to change people's minds about something on a topic where almost everyone holds a particular belief or assumption, it's going to take some effort and care. The OP's comment that they’re complaining about isn't about something that "almost nobody agrees with [them] on", it's a pretty standard talking point right now and throughout the history of technologies that displace human labor. It's fine to post comments like that, and I agree with them that the discussion it initiated is worthwhile, but if people downvote that kind of comment, it's probably because they find the point repetitive and would prefer to see comments that introduce new ideas. That said, if anyone ever sees a comment that's really solid but that they think has been unfairly downvoted, they can always email hn@ycombinator.com and ask for it to be reviewed. |