I'm guessing you're being down voted because people don't know if you think that's a good thing or not. I do not think it's a good thing. Do you?

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hirako2000 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I absolutely do not think that's a good thing. Was stating some sad facts.

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Loughla 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I had the same thing happen to me when I posted about how unbridled capitalism requires external costs in the form of pollution and what not. I didn't make it clear that I thought it was a terrible truth.

Once the hive decides you're being serious without checking, they turn the down vote button into an I disagree with you button.

This is actually one of the reasons I left Reddit. I hate to see it here.

	▲	YeezyMode 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It likely helps to take in the cultural moment or context around the statements or the nature of the statements you're making. It's fine to state a fact but it's also helpful to make it clear whether you are saying "it is what it is " or "I wish things were different" or "I am doing X, Y, and Z to try and help and I recommend others do so". Jokes are an exception and I think misunderstandings are fine there. But it's unreasonable to think that on the Internet, people will "check to see if you are serious".

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roysting 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I really don’t like how people cannot express themselves without a mob dogpiling.

I may not agree with what people say and it seems like he may have just been kidding or was being sarcastic, but he should be allowed to say it without being bullied and abused by downvotes.

I hope everyone will reconsider their ways.

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tastyface 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Personally, I'd like to do everything in my power to make nationalists feel unwelcome on this site. (But I think OP was merely being descriptive.)

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SpicyLemonZest 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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braincat31415 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Bravo. It does take real courage to bully people anonymously while safely posting from your mom's basement.

	▲	SpicyLemonZest an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I fully acknowledge that it doesn't take much courage to bully people anonymously on HN. I don't claim to have any deep well of courage in real life either - many of my friends were already radicalized against OpenAI for other reasons, I don't expect to face professional consequences for being angry about this, and I might not be so willing to go scorched earth if either of those weren't true. Just wanted to explain where the world is at and why people should expect to see further incivility about this.