HN comments are underrated
A way to reduce disruptive comments might be to make one downvote cost one karma point.<p>Down-voting should be for disruption, not ignorance. Ignorant comments are fine. Get them out there so they can be aired and corrected. Laymen get to know what they think. Experts get to know what laymen think. Occasionally there&#x27;s a good idea.<p>Talk is cheap and we should do more of it. The alternative is people being far more ignorant than they already are. But silently, in private, with more potential for harm.