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Honestly the hn community has degenerated into nothing more than a bunch of snobbish behavior that up/downvote things needlessly based upon that person's likes or dislikes, rather than on the validity of the content. Don't get me wrong, every site similar to this with voting eventually gets there, but lately it has started getting worse and worse. Which is why I am posting with this account because I am sure this comment will get plenty more downvotes! lol

As I saw in another comment here I agree that trolls usually help make a community better. The voting system being used on comments rather than just the initial post to rank listing is much more of a hindrance to a community than trolls imo.