Your comment was downvoted for what I hope are obvious reasons. The parent comment was probably downvoted because it didn't contribute anything to the conversation. (I did not downvote the parent comment. I did downvote your comment.)
Lots of people don't like the HN downmodding, but to avoid rehashing, there's plenty of discussion on the issue in this related post here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9317916
Thanks vacri. Your 'about' section perfectly distills my frustration. I really enjoyed this article about sushi. I came back here for the interesting discussion, but had to leave with a fishy taste in my mouth.
One day...I hope ( `-')-b