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These Reddit-like comment sections with public vote counters highly incentivize this type of thing. I don't even know why HN has a voting system? I think sortin
by bogwog 3y ago
These Reddit-like comment sections with public vote counters highly incentivize this type of thing. I don't even know why HN has a voting system? I think sorting comment threads by number of replies would be more useful. Vote counters only make sense when you have a massive amount of comments to sort through, which really only happens on posts about Apple afaik. However, those comment threads tend to be filled with useless arguing anyways.
Would people stop using this site if it stopped offering dopamine hits in the form of a number next to your name?
- ajmurmann 3y agoReply count can be more of an indicator of controversy, rather than value. The best comment might provide me deep me deep new insight, but all I have to say is "that's great!". Saying something inflammatory results in lots of replies.
- Sebb767 3y agoIn fact, the HN algorithm downranks threads with a high comment-to-point ratio.
- DANmode 3y agoI choose to believe there exists an old guard that use the site without points visible, either through frontend modification or mobile apps.