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		archsurface on April 6, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why the downvote mechanism for comments, a... The problem is that many people downvote because they disagree, rather than as a reflection on the quality of the comment.

wglb on April 7, 2020 | [–]

Downvoting for disagreement has always been the norm, even according to 'PG.

Fjolsvith on April 7, 2020 | [–]

Exactly. The mechanism is purposefully being misused, I contend.

Edit: The downvotes prove it!

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