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Reddit. For me, it's reddit. And just like back in the day with Usenet, I'm addicted to reddit...

by ryl00 8y ago

coolso 8y ago
I don’t like your post, so I’m going to downvote you. That way other people won’t see your post and potentially be influenced or enlightened by it. That way I don’t have to put effort into responding either. Furthermore your post lacks both hilarious memes and funny one liners so I’m definitely not upvoting it lol.
- leetrout 8y ago
  You're not wrong but I've found that varies by subreddit.
- icanhackit 8y ago
  Yes, there is a bit of an issue with downvotes being handed out just because someone disagrees. But that also happens on HN - there's an issue with voting being used as a blunt instrument across all sites that implement it. But in defence of Reddit, the sheer breadth of content is impressive. Like /r/skincareaddiction over to /r/showerbeer (NSFW). And the content remains permanently available unless it's actively deleted by the poster or a moderator as opposed to being eventually forgotten by your chosen Usenet host.
  - u801e 8y ago
    > And the content remains permanently available unless it's actively deleted by the poster or a moderator as opposed to being eventually forgotten by your chosen Usenet host. A lot of the commercial usenet providers have at least a decade's worth of retention at this point for binary groups. They may have even longer retention times for the text groups. The only thing that would keep a post from being archived now is having the X-No-Archive: yes header in the message.
- hnzix 8y ago
  That's less of a problem if you stay off the default subs. The hivemind exists everywhere, downvotes just make it quantifiable. It's depressing to see wrongheaded and inaccurate posts voted to the top, but at the same time it's an interesting insight into the herd mentality.
- kps 8y ago
  > I don’t like your post, so I’m going to downvote you. That way other people won’t see your post and potentially be influenced or enlightened by it. Something about that feels familiar, but I can't quite place it.

Reddit. For me, it's reddit. And just like back in the day with Usenet, I'm addicted to reddit...

by ryl00 8y ago

Reddit. For me, it's reddit. And just like back in the day with Usenet, I'm addicted to reddit...

I don’t like your post, so I’m going to downvote you. That way other people won’t see your post and potentially be influenced or enlightened by it. That way I don’t have to put effort into responding either. Furthermore your post lacks both hilarious memes and funny one liners so I’m definitely not upvoting it lol.

leetrout 8y ago
You're not wrong but I've found that varies by subreddit.
icanhackit 8y ago
Yes, there is a bit of an issue with downvotes being handed out just because someone disagrees. But that also happens on HN - there's an issue with voting being used as a blunt instrument across all sites that implement it. But in defence of Reddit, the sheer breadth of content is impressive. Like /r/skincareaddiction over to /r/showerbeer (NSFW). And the content remains permanently available unless it's actively deleted by the poster or a moderator as opposed to being eventually forgotten by your chosen Usenet host.
- u801e 8y ago
  > And the content remains permanently available unless it's actively deleted by the poster or a moderator as opposed to being eventually forgotten by your chosen Usenet host. A lot of the commercial usenet providers have at least a decade's worth of retention at this point for binary groups. They may have even longer retention times for the text groups. The only thing that would keep a post from being archived now is having the X-No-Archive: yes header in the message.
hnzix 8y ago
That's less of a problem if you stay off the default subs. The hivemind exists everywhere, downvotes just make it quantifiable. It's depressing to see wrongheaded and inaccurate posts voted to the top, but at the same time it's an interesting insight into the herd mentality.
kps 8y ago
> I don’t like your post, so I’m going to downvote you. That way other people won’t see your post and potentially be influenced or enlightened by it. Something about that feels familiar, but I can't quite place it.