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I disagree. My observation: instead of gaming likes, people are gaming contribution metrics. It's a subtle sort of "social credit score" type thing these days
by floating-io 2y ago
I disagree.
My observation: instead of gaming likes, people are gaming contribution metrics. It's a subtle sort of "social credit score" type thing these days.
It may not be Facebook, but the social aspects and impacts are nevertheless strong.
- wasabinator 2y agoAgree with this. My coworkers often use their personal accounts purely for those sweet sweet contribution dots.
- bawolff 2y agoSure, but i think the real question is do you want those types of people contributing to your project? Like are the people doing it for points really likely to make valuable contributions?
- floating-io 2y agoI find that to be irrelevant when employers start looking at your GitHub stats during the hiring process... I intensely dislike the exposed contribution metrics, personally. Partly because I'm a natural introvert and find it intrusive, but mostly because I feel that it tends to thoroughly emphasize quantity over quality. [edit: It's GitHub, not GutHub!]