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Why are so many replies under this post shown in faded gray?
by dilly_li 6y ago
Why are so many replies under this post shown in faded gray?
- judge2020 6y agoThis is from other users (with a certain amount of karma) voting down these comments. See "Why don't I see down arrows?" on https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Why%20don't%20I%20see%20down%20arrows%3F https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Why%20don'...
- jb775 6y agoThose are comments from non-democrats
- kibwen 6y agoComments with net negative votes get faded out. Remember that HN is just as much of a political battleground as any other forum (don't fall into the common trap of thinking that tech folks are "above politics"), and that those who benefit from the exceedingly effective propaganda mentioned in the OP aren't going to quietly yield control of the narrative.
- eranimo 6y agoBecause there are a lot of conservative Trump-supporting HN posters in these comments downvoting everybody who doesn't want the Internet destroyed.