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		krapp on March 13, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The internet didn’t kill counterculture – you just... I don't see any particular irony. Hacker News has always accepted that downvotes for any reason are allowed, because upvotes for any reason are allowed. It's not surprising that in a contrarian culture, casual downvotes would be commonplace.

intricatedetail on March 13, 2021 [–]

There are PR companies but also individual groups that monitor and downvote certain views on a daily basis.

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