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		am1988 on July 31, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Reddit raises $200M at a $1.8B valuation https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=117171

DanBC on July 31, 2017 [–]

And this too: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=658683

But then see these, which seem to acknowledge downvote to disagree is a problem:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1057338

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2403716

roselan on Aug 1, 2017 | [–]

In that sense why not go to a "stars" system? It requires more cognitive overhead, but I think HN members can handle it.

corobo on Aug 1, 2017 | | [–]

Because people only ever vote 1 star or 5 stars. 3 at a push for neutral. They map to up, down and no vote so may as well just be that

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