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The reddit trap. Upvotes are supposed to be given for a good reply, even if it's against your opinion, not a reply that you happen to agree with. Same with down
by hedberg10 6y ago
The reddit trap. Upvotes are supposed to be given for a good reply, even if it's against your opinion, not a reply that you happen to agree with. Same with downvotes.
Never happens, thus censorious fence sittery.
- fallingfrog 6y agoGood insight! I have probably been guilty of this same behavior. But the upvotes/downvotes system kind of encourages this behavior. I’m trying to think of a better system but it’s a hard problem..