Ask HN: 10 Years In, Was He Right? “Value of Downvoting; How HN Gets It Wrong” (stackoverflow.blog)

I would argue he's wrong (the article, not PG) but it's a conversation. Reddit has invaded HN and I suggest any more recent decline has more to do with a shift in community behaviour than innate problems of no downvoting.

And anyway, Dang does a fine job of jumping on noise. So yea: nah.