Re:Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Need...
by jdgoesmarching on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:35PM
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The last paragraph really nails it. Especially in these online spaces, how you say something and tailor your voice to specific communities sometimes matters more than your content. No amount of downvoter commentary is going to capture that.
It seems like a lot of opposition to downvotes comes from people who take them personally. The internet is fickle and often dumb, don’t let fake points push your emotional state around. This is coming from someone who likes to share unpopular positions and, as a result, spends a lot of time thinking about fake points.
Re:Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Need...
by anigbrowl on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:43PM
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Well thanks. I too get upset sometimes when a comment I thought was good gets downvoted and I don't know why. Sometimes it's wrong and I only realize that later. Sometimes it's because I'm an asshole. Sometimes it's because other people are assholes. That accounts for (I guess) >90% of comments,a dn keeping an open mind on these possibilities means that I don't get downvoted too often, and that when it does happen I can keep the reasons in perspective and minimize disappointment and hurt feelings.
Conversely, it's highly inefficient for people to take time to write out their reasons if someone else has already done so and they are merely echoing that. Trolls exploit this because many of them derive amusement from stealing others' time and attention by deliberately posting drivel and then demanding it be taken seriously or that people educate the troll out their misconceptions (a wholly insincere request).
Nobody owes you agreement, and sometimes you will be rejected for unfair reasons. That's life. Expecting to only get positive reinforcement or always be fully supplied with context will only lead to disappointment.