On: The modern web is becoming unusable

[comex]

Comments which were killed due to flags are distinguishable: they say [flagged]. His comments are just [dead], meaning either they were caught by the spam filter or draw_down was shadowbanned; presumably the latter in this case. HN’s policies around shadowbanning continue to mystify me.

[saagarjha → comex]

In this case it doesn't seem all that mystifying why they are shadowbanned: they have a history of inflammatory, low-quality comments.