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I appreciate the honesty of this post - I feel almost exactly the same way about most things you said. Social media seems over-engineered, and it's interesting
by _akhe 2y ago
I appreciate the honesty of this post - I feel almost exactly the same way about most things you said. Social media seems over-engineered, and it's interesting that even behind the simple look of this UI there are layers of complexity, bells, & whistles we probably don't even know exist, like your missing upvote button.
> they don't stop at downvoting that one comment, they have to downvote all your recent comments
This has happened to me on every major platform. YouTube as well - post a comment someone doesn't like and they downvote all your videos lol. I just think of it as engagement since it isn't public there, but it's still interesting how much power random non-experts can have over the visibility and integrity of online information - especially if they're say a Reddit or Discord moderator. They effectively control what the general public sees and perceives as correct.
- incomingpain 2y ago>This has happened to me on every major platform. YouTube as well - post a comment someone doesn't like and they downvote all your videos lol. Oh for sure, I've had this happen on reddit many times as well. This is obviously one of Facebook's clear advantages and also why Youtube stopped showing the downvotes. > but it's still interesting how much power random non-experts can have over the visibility and integrity of online information - especially if they're say a Reddit or Discord moderator. They effectively control what the general public sees and perceives as correct. This is the real reason why Reddit, HN, and others are doing this. They intentionally want to be able to curate content. They WANT the echo chambers.