Haha fair enough. This may be completely non sequitur, but my my life significantly improved when I stopped trying to denigrate other people in order to defend my own hurt feelings.
Outside of the fact that you were the one who posted it earlier, it seems unlikely that you were bothered by the previous posting. I haven't seen you on other reposts on HN saying the same thing. Therefore I am led to conclude that it's not the reposting, but the lack of credit, that upset you.
And if you're really bothered about reposting, on this internet, it's going to be a repetitive experience for you.
Also, if you question your downvotes on HN, you'll get more downvotes and engage in less conversations from which you can learn.
Outside of the fact that you were the one who posted it earlier, it seems unlikely that you were bothered by the previous posting. I haven't seen you on other reposts on HN saying the same thing. Therefore I am led to conclude that it's not the reposting, but the lack of credit, that upset you.
And if you're really bothered about reposting, on this internet, it's going to be a repetitive experience for you.
Also, if you question your downvotes on HN, you'll get more downvotes and engage in less conversations from which you can learn.