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>>Is it the like/upvote mechanism? Yes. This is what created the validation feedback loop, and what generally causes the social harm The like button, and the
by syshum 5y ago
>>Is it the like/upvote mechanism?
Yes. This is what created the validation feedback loop, and what generally causes the social harm
The like button, and the variations on it is IMO the biggest problem with social media
Forums and other discussion boards did not have these problems and while you could have "flame war" that involved actual argumentation back and forth not 1000's of passive visitors choosing to upvote, or downvote on a post with no argumentation
- godshatter 5y agoI would place more emphasis on the downvote button causing most of the harm. If you post something, and it doesn't get up-voted, that's less of a hit than posting something and having it be actively downvoted. One is a statement that no one found it interesting enough to vote up, the other is a way of saying that kind of content isn't desired here. I'm guessing it's the downvotes that cause people to leave, leaving an echo chamber in their wake. Upvotes can lead to karma farming, and the need to see that number of likes go up can be a problem I admit. I just think the echo chamber effect is a worse problem. We've all dealt with fragile egos and boisterous idiots before. I miss the days where you weren't shunned for wrong-think, just argued with constantly if your opinion differed from the norm.
- kierkegaard7 5y agoTwitter doesn't have upvotes and I find it to be more addicting than sites with a upvote/downvote system. In a way, downvoting is still getting a response from a person, maybe that is why