The flagging isn't a rogue algorithm.
It's the majority of the sites users saying they don't want to keep seeing the same two toxic viewpoints throwing shit at each other.
It's the majority of the sites users saying they don't want to keep seeing the same two toxic viewpoints throwing shit at each other.
So in that respect, I often agree with the submissions that get flagged (including this one), but I do think news.ycombinator.com could do a better job of collecting and displaying these flagged submissions. For example, duplicate submissions could be made children of the submission that was allowed to stay.
The biggest gripe I have with the flagging is the paternalistic aspect.