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neogodless on Oct 4, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What do engineers never talk to their boss...

I'm not trolling. I'm trying to improve discourse. Doesn't mean I'm right (as my own comment downvotes indicate) but that was my intention.

hashkb on Oct 5, 2021 [–]

I'm trying to improve discourse by fighting against the downvote. It's my opinion it harms discourse significantly. It's low signal, and not constructive. It has an obvious chilling effect on dissent. Nothing upholds echo chambers more than the downvote.

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