> They [upvote] because they're dumb. It's the shape of this sort of idea that excites them, not its content. The first part is a fundamental attribution error

> They [upvote] because they're dumb. It's the shape of this sort of idea that excites them, not its content. The first part is a fundamental attribution error. The second part definitely plays a role, but don't think it's the primary cause. You can probably do the analysis on the votes, but I'd be surprised if the majority of the votes come from young accounts. I think it's much more likely that political topics are popular because the political climate changed so much in the US, especially for young people.