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> In fact I outright disagree with your opinion on HN becoming an echo chamber.

I wouldn't say its a black and white issue. It heavily depends on the topic. For example the Google Memo. Even the slightest hint that someone agrees (on specific points) with damore was a guarantee for downvotes. In that case i would say HN reflects some sort of echo chamber.

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> For example the Google Memo. Even the slightest hint that someone agrees (on specific points) with damore was a guarantee for downvotes.

Which specific points? Because looking at the recent 782 (currently) thread on him losing the NLRB case [0], I don't see many posts downvoted to gray on any side, with plenty of people posting things which are generally supportive of Damore without being downvoted.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16396554

A post with 8 downvotes and 10 upvotes won't show as gray.

Right, because it has a net positive total, but instead has a net positive reaction from the community.

But it's still been downvoted. It's a downvoted post. It's also been upvoted, and has been upvoted more than it was downvoted. But people talking about downvotes aren't always talking about the combined up / down total.

Some of my highest-upvoted comments were made in that thread, agreeing with specific points. There were also plenty of downvotes, but somehow the balance still ended up positive.

I don't think different people voting in opposite directions is a sign of an echo chamber.

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