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those who comment "professionally" to bolster some sense of compulsion I wonder what would happen to the quality of discourse on HN if there wasn't a scorecard
by reaperducer 4y ago
those who comment "professionally" to bolster some sense of compulsion
I wonder what would happen to the quality of discourse on HN if there wasn't a scorecard at the top of each screen.
The "gamification" of everything is so 2010.
- blowski 4y agoTrue, I wonder how much internet points improve quality of conversation. Given some people keep arguing even when they're being downvoted into oblivion, there must be something deeper, like a need for engagement.
- kevviiinn 4y agoIt is a well known fact that everyone who gets down voted is always wrong
- throwway120385 4y agoAnd the person getting downvoted is never an expert talking to amateurs, and the downvoters are always correct that there is zero nuance to the subject.