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I countered the statement and also getting down voted. The key is to train your brain to like down votes just as much as up votes. When the number is just a num

I countered the statement and also getting down voted. The key is to train your brain to like down votes just as much as up votes. When the number is just a number not attached to dopamine then you are free.

faeriechangling 3y ago
This just makes you disappointed if you don’t get negative or positive attention.
- spacebacon 3y ago
  I never thought about that. Good point.
- catchnear4321 3y ago
  there are people that read without voting. you could be getting attention of all kinds and not even know it.
  - spacebacon 3y ago
    Another good point.
  - bookofjoe 3y ago
    I bet an equal number vote without reading.
    - spacebacon 3y ago
      That’s an interesting thought. 0 is a good number. Being satisfied with 0 can be conditioned as well.
mattlondon 3y ago
The votes are not there for your benefit - they're there to make good/useful/valuable comments rise to the top, and bad/low-value/spam ones fall to the bottom.
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- spacebacon 3y ago
  I agree with the second part of your statement. There is a real brain chemical benefit to the votes though.
- a2800276 3y ago
  Nontheless the point about learning to accept downvotes is valid because "why was I downvoted?"-crybaby posts are annoying, useless and tend to also get downvoted. Just as this meta-voting-post of mine should :)
- oneshtein 3y ago
  ... bad/low-value/spam/contradictory/unpopular opinion/dissidents/opposition/etc. My comments got more than 200 downvotes and ban in discussion about physics about decade ago, but I nailed the problem. Also, I receive downvotes from Russian imperialists at constant rate just talking about history of Russia and Ukraine, because real history of Russian Federation/Russian Empire is well guarded secret in Russia.
  - spacebacon 3y ago
    Probably bots If coercion was going to ever rule the world someone would have accomplished it fully already as many have tried. Yet here we are still free to say nearly whatever the fuck we want in the free world thankfully.
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faeriechangling 3y ago

This just makes you disappointed if you don’t get negative or positive attention.

spacebacon 3y ago
I never thought about that. Good point.
catchnear4321 3y ago
there are people that read without voting. you could be getting attention of all kinds and not even know it.
- spacebacon 3y ago
  Another good point.
- bookofjoe 3y ago
  I bet an equal number vote without reading.
  - spacebacon 3y ago
    That’s an interesting thought. 0 is a good number. Being satisfied with 0 can be conditioned as well.

mattlondon 3y ago

The votes are not there for your benefit - they're there to make good/useful/valuable comments rise to the top, and bad/low-value/spam ones fall to the bottom.

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spacebacon 3y ago
I agree with the second part of your statement. There is a real brain chemical benefit to the votes though.
a2800276 3y ago
Nontheless the point about learning to accept downvotes is valid because "why was I downvoted?"-crybaby posts are annoying, useless and tend to also get downvoted. Just as this meta-voting-post of mine should :)
oneshtein 3y ago
... bad/low-value/spam/contradictory/unpopular opinion/dissidents/opposition/etc. My comments got more than 200 downvotes and ban in discussion about physics about decade ago, but I nailed the problem. Also, I receive downvotes from Russian imperialists at constant rate just talking about history of Russia and Ukraine, because real history of Russian Federation/Russian Empire is well guarded secret in Russia.
- spacebacon 3y ago
  Probably bots If coercion was going to ever rule the world someone would have accomplished it fully already as many have tried. Yet here we are still free to say nearly whatever the fuck we want in the free world thankfully.

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