[GJim]

> you're an ass for downvoting this without at least explaining why you disagree.

This 'drive-by downvoting' is becoming endemic on HN. Downvoting should be reserved for comments that do not contribute to the conversation, not as a lazy way of signalling disagreement because you can't be arsed writing a rebuttal.

Such downvoting leads to groupthink and unpopular ideas being hidden. It's turning this place into another Reddit (a statement of truth, no matter what the HN guidelines say).

[GetTheFacts]

>Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.[0]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html