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Talking of Reddit downvoted, I am not sure it is that bad. I have been downvoted to hell and I have downvoted. But my observation is that downvoted comments get
by kshacker 5y ago
Talking of Reddit downvoted, I am not sure it is that bad. I have been downvoted to hell and I have downvoted. But my observation is that downvoted comments get hidden quickly so only the truly extreme comments are downvoted big or only the true believers go and find comments to downvote. Net net it happens but it is easier to get a 100 votes than to lose them and I think it may be easier to get 1000 votes than to lose 1000.
- sph 5y agoFair enough, the problem with Reddit downvotes is dwarfed by the fact that Reddit's "etiquette" is to promote witty and sharp one liners, compared to deep and thoughtful comments, and it is the opposite of HN, where you can have the witty but shallow takedowns but the amount of thoughtful comments is above any other discussion forum this size.
- romaniv 5y agoIt's not just Reddit's "etiquette", it's the general direction where most social media comment sections are pushing their users via design and algorithms. 1. Click on the next thing in the feed. 2. Upvote/downvote. 3. Leave one-liner comment. 4. Got to #1.