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It risks biasing the comment - for example, even before you read it, you'll see a "7 votes" or "23 votes" and immediately take a glow to it you wouldn't otherwi
by mancerayder 8y ago
It risks biasing the comment - for example, even before you read it, you'll see a "7 votes" or "23 votes" and immediately take a glow to it you wouldn't otherwise. Well, I wouldn't trust that I'd be immune, at least. How can there not be a cognitive bias?
I do wish it took more than a single downvote to "grey" a comment. First of all, a single vote doesn't mean much statistically, and shouldn't change the color of text. Secondly, some stuff is just controversial. I've had comments go -2, +5, 3, down and back up.
- nothrabannosir 8y agoFully agreed. aside: I think ones comment history plays a role in the threshold to grey. For new accounts it’s -1, but that decreases for older accounts. Some magic combo of karma sum average and/or mean, probably?
- rohan1024 8y agoLikes are like feedback mechanism and it should be shared with intended person only. We don't go and share our exam results nor do we share how much we earn with the world. Next they need to remove following and follower count.
- vore 8y agoNeither are apt examples in this case: not sharing exam results is inconsequential, and not sharing how much you earn disadvantages yourself and gives bosses more power to determine how much you earn :-)