> Aren't upvotes a measure of interest? I would argue that the lack of upvotes on sexism-related posts indicates a lack of interest in discussing these issues on the part of the general population of HN.
The sexism-related posts have a large number of upvotes, yet they are penalized anyway by the controversial algorithm under discussion.
That was my understanding as well. Every single "sexism in tech" thread on HN devolves into some combination of the following:
* The Tumblr SJW PC brigade flinging poo
* The people who wish the first group would FOAD, flinging poo
* The people who have something interesting to say lamenting the existence of
the first two groups, who wish they'd both FOAD.
* The people who make meta posts about the whole thing.
I.e. boring, predictable, bile-filled, and more suited to certain Reddit and Tumblr communities who shall remain nameless. Every time this comes up, especially this high up on the page, my reaction is "Oh god, not this shit again..."
I would have flagged it myself, but somehow I don't think flagging a PG article is conducive to my further ability to use the feature...
The sexism-related posts have a large number of upvotes, yet they are penalized anyway by the controversial algorithm under discussion.