Comment on If you're really upset about having topics you personally don't like on HN...parentComments−keefe16yPeople should be able to do whatever they are able to do. If it's supposed to have a fairly narrow range of topics, use the voting system to achieve that.−endtime16yThe problem is that HN is not evolutionarily stable. We are susceptible to large numbers of new users upvoting each other's undesirable content.−Semiapies16yIf we could down-vote entries, that might be more reasonable. As it is, we can only flag.
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People should be able to do whatever they are able to do. If it's supposed to have a fairly narrow range of topics, use the voting system to achieve that.
The problem is that HN is not evolutionarily stable. We are susceptible to large numbers of new users upvoting each other's undesirable content.
If we could down-vote entries, that might be more reasonable. As it is, we can only flag.