As for downvotes:  best not to talk about them.<p>I&#x27;d had a comment downvoted and flagged recently, perhaps understanably, though the follow-on discussion made pretty clear that I&#x27;d identified a pretty salient point.<p>Upshot:  HN is no less immune to voting what it <i>wants</i> to see over what&#x27;s true or not.  I <i>may</i> even be subject to that myself, though I prefer to see my votes as aiming for at the very least a deeper truth and validity.<p>I wasn&#x27;t among your critics.