1) I don't read HN for the stories, I read it for the insight the community brings to a topic. I will often upvote an article that I disagree with, but that still brings up interesting questions. Maybe others do this.
2) Sometimes there is just less to discuss when you agree with a submission, apart from adding your own piece of anecdotal evidence.
3) It's important to challenge ideas and to be able to call bullshit. People are good at that here.
> I will often upvote an article that I disagree with, but that still brings up interesting questions. Maybe others do this.
That's exactly what I like and hate about r/programming and r/netsec on reddit. People tends to upvote irrelevant submissions just to see insightful responses. But it's the exact kind of submission made those subreddits eternal septembered. Upbait is the new flamebait and trollbait.
2) Sometimes there is just less to discuss when you agree with a submission, apart from adding your own piece of anecdotal evidence.
3) It's important to challenge ideas and to be able to call bullshit. People are good at that here.