| JWeinCom said:
Regarding upvotes and downvotes, I'm not sure I see the problem. I get that a system like that can be abused. But I'll just say I think the downvotes are reasonable in this scenario. |
prolly best to keep this discussion short since I literally just instigated a conversation over this last time I was here lol, but I do believe that the upvote/downvote system is responsible for Hardstruck’s provocative remarks, not the other way around.
And looking beyond him, the general concept of “downvoting/upvoting” system is problematic on its own. For real-life example, if I make a remark to professor during lecture, and the response includes a portion of the class looking at me with disapproval, I would feel very upset and worried to speak again. Analogously, if I leave an innocent comment on here just to come back w/ net [X] downvotes, I feel very unwelcomed and discouraged from commenting again, or I’ll have to “strategically” comment in a popular manner. (I’ve begun to notice most on here leave these kind of empty popular comments: Nothing of substance, but agreeable to the community.)
Again, it’s a flawed system, and is especially stressful for somebody such as myself who fights (or has fought) severe social anxiety. This is actly why I’m keeping comments to a minimum going forward. It just feels disgusting to comment with the intent of catering to an audience and or dealing with aggression. I believe reform can occur, we need not comments rid the voting system as a whole. I have ideas if anybody is actly open to hearing, tho I’m also fine just not commenting.
Last edited by firebush03 - on 22 September 2024
