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One of the problems with upvote/downvote is that it is binary, while topics of discussion in the social rarely aren’t. In the social space of forming opinions,
by prox 6y ago
One of the problems with upvote/downvote is that it is binary, while topics of discussion in the social rarely aren’t. In the social space of forming opinions, many things happen in a grey spectrum, and need not be polarized all the time (upvote / downvote)
- gentleman11 6y agoSam Harris once proposed a “this changed my mind” button as a way to encourage discourse.
- coffeeling 6y agoHaving multiple different reaction buttons would legit be nice: I agree I disagree Thoughtful Contentless I learned something I changed my mind This way we could eg. express that we disagree with the post, which was thoughtful and a good effort, and didn't change our minds but still learned something. One huge poison in a lot of modern discourse is that accepting your interlocutor has a point should mean you start to agree with them. Why? Some of the best things I've ever read in my life didn't change my overall stance on a subject, but gave it a lot of new nuance and depth, and appreciation for the person talking.
- Mangalor 6y agoSimple up/down voting is probably a relic of the simple concepts and simplified programming needed for early development of social media (web 1.0). An overhaul of these networks to adapt more to human-like discourse is much-needed and welcome imo. Kialo for example has a more complex voting system that works better.
- prox 6y agoYes, I absolutely agree, I hope to see more resources and work done in that area.