[antifa]

> What I don't see very often is an examination of the negative sides of privacy and the positive side of public information.

If you feel that way, feel free to explore and examine that. The down votes are most likely because you brought it up without actually examining it.

> After decades of privacy, dare I say extremism, we have people who would, eg, do away with public records for private property ownership, which seems anthemic to the very notion of a republic.

Privacy is popular in HN comments, but the only thing I've seen, in terms of government policy and corporate policy, is a massive all-out-war against the right to privacy.

[williamcotton]

Dude, downvotes are a popularity contest. If I had posted with the exact same style and substance but aligned with popular sentiment, I would have gotten upvotes.

[antifa]

That doesn't mean your comment had any substance, which is very important for an an opinion as contrarian as that.