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I personally hate this concept because it treats the world as a homogenous group where the largest number of people with a common opinion is noteworthy. It's as
by badcppdev 3y ago
I personally hate this concept because it treats the world as a homogenous group where the largest number of people with a common opinion is noteworthy. It's as bad as the "Top ten songs from the 70s" or "New and Trending" anything. It's a process that literally destroys the diversity of human thought.
Rant over. Sorry Chris, but for me the Tayberry which is the bottom of your results page at the moment is a trillion times more interesting than Apple, Banana, and Mango at the top.
- danem 3y agoIn what way does it “destroy” diversity? Do you think anyone is persuaded by these rankings to change their beliefs? It’s just a fun game and maybe an interesting insight into the minds of English speaking reddit/hacker news users.
- pattle 3y agoI don't think it destroy diversity, people can still choose what they want. It's just a fun way to see how your choices would compare to the masses. Also for what it's worth my top 3 were Mango, Gooseberry and Tayberry
- batch12 3y agoToday, I learned that there's a thing called tayberry. So maybe destructive to the diversity of human thought is a bit of an exaggeration.
- Chris2048 3y agoThe problem is it assumes perfect knowledge of all the options. People should be able to remove the influence of their ranking for fruits they are not familiar with.