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		john-shaffer on Aug 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Science must respect the dignity and rights of al... IIRC, posts with more comments than votes are automatically penalized. It is #11 on the front page now, though.

TulliusCicero on Aug 25, 2022 [–]

I'm guessing that's because they tend to be more controversial? But I mean, sometimes controversial stuff is important, that's why it's controversial.

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