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[notices that every other comment attached to this link just got -1'd]

And here I was hoping that drive-by downmodding was confined to reddit.

If you don't like the story, fine. But don't take it out on the people who... as it happens, also thought the story was worthless, but found that worthlessness worth mentioning.

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You're correct. One user downmodded every comment on this thread. Maybe I'll add protections against that. In the meantime I upmodded them all myself.

Thanks; it's appreciated. And yes, I think protection against that kind of thing would be useful (but it's sad that it's necessary even here).

I thought this is politics without even reading the article and was so angry I downmodded all 3 or 4 comments that were here. Sorry about that. I just don't want HN to be another reddit.

It may have been posted as a political link, but the methodology was so flawed that it became interesting anyway. :)

As for my interest: I quit a psych degree after a year because the teaching of experimental psychology convinced me that it isn't a serious science. Experiments like this are sadly not uncommon - experimenters decide what they want to quantify, but then measure whatever they can, no matter how tenuous the link between the two.

I upmodded you, mojuba. Divided America is stupid - it is tragic.

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