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> Yeah. I think these HN threads are either manipulated, or HN is full of idiots. Not sure which is more likely.

Or perhaps neither.

Some other simple explanations include:

1. People see it differently than you do.

2. People are not engaging in conversation as a way to learn from each other; rather they are talking past each other.

I'm inclined to think it is a mix of both.

Like I mentioned in a comment nearby, people on HN seem to vote based on different criteria. The lack of clarity can make it hard to extract clear meaning from votes.



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