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Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by ryandrake on Thursday April 19, 2018 @02:31PM (#16878667)
Isn’t that how you get a popularity-driven echo chamber? If only certain points of view will get upvoted or avoid downvotes, only those points of view will be posted or get discussed.
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Re:‘I Fundamentally Believe That My Time at Reddit Made the ... by jessaustin on Friday April 20, 2018 @02:12AM (#16882517)
Yes it does encourage some posts and discourage others. At times it might seem that is based on "points of view", but more often it's about form, logic, salience, or substance. Preferences probably vary on those measures, but keeping the discussion within tighter bounds in these senses is just a part of HN.
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