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You asked for reasons why you got downvoted, which is what you got. Your reasons for posting those were fairly clear, the issue is that people disagree with yo

by dlytle 18y ago

You asked for reasons why you got downvoted, which is what you got. Your reasons for posting those were fairly clear, the issue is that people disagree with you. I certainly don't see casual sex as being an example of "nastiness" or "evil", and it may be that this is what most downvoters are taking offense to. Plus, it's off-topic. The article is about being rude, callous, and insensitive towards others. Specifically, about the hypocrisy and cowardice involved in doing so anonymously. Your post was both off-topic and (potentially) offensive, and as such you're getting hit with two different sticks.

yters 18y ago
While I don't agree with all his opinions, it is definitely not off topic. Plus, he should not be downvoted because he thinks casual sex is emotionally destructive. That, in fact, ties into his broader point. He thinks Obama will ease the polarization that leads to so many vehement disagreements, which he thinks bleed over to the online world. This goes hand in hand with the other poster's highly upvoted comment about PCness breeding repressed anger that is expressed online, of which the downvoting due to offense is a symptom.
- time_management 18y ago
  He thinks Obama will ease the polarization that leads to so many vehement disagreements, which he thinks bleed over to the online world. I think a lot of the nastiness will fade away, and we'll have a lot more pragmatic disagreements, and fewer mean-spirited, petty ones. Disagreement over bailout plans and solutions to economic problems is healthy. Impeaching a president over personal behavior (as caddish and comdemnable as that personal behavior was) is not good for the country.
  - anamax 18y ago
    > I think a lot of the nastiness will fade away Why? Will the folks who hated Bush become nice? Will the folks who supported him become nice? Are you arguing that Obama's election obligates his opponents to behave differently than Bush's elections obligated his opponents? What goes around, comes around. Reap and sow.

by dlytle 18y ago

yters 18y ago

While I don't agree with all his opinions, it is definitely not off topic. Plus, he should not be downvoted because he thinks casual sex is emotionally destructive. That, in fact, ties into his broader point. He thinks Obama will ease the polarization that leads to so many vehement disagreements, which he thinks bleed over to the online world. This goes hand in hand with the other poster's highly upvoted comment about PCness breeding repressed anger that is expressed online, of which the downvoting due to offense is a symptom.

time_management 18y ago
He thinks Obama will ease the polarization that leads to so many vehement disagreements, which he thinks bleed over to the online world. I think a lot of the nastiness will fade away, and we'll have a lot more pragmatic disagreements, and fewer mean-spirited, petty ones. Disagreement over bailout plans and solutions to economic problems is healthy. Impeaching a president over personal behavior (as caddish and comdemnable as that personal behavior was) is not good for the country.
- anamax 18y ago
  > I think a lot of the nastiness will fade away Why? Will the folks who hated Bush become nice? Will the folks who supported him become nice? Are you arguing that Obama's election obligates his opponents to behave differently than Bush's elections obligated his opponents? What goes around, comes around. Reap and sow.