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Negative bias has been observed in all forms of media. What would be unusual and newsworthy would be if hacker news was an exception to this.
by appreciatorBus 9mo ago
Negative bias has been observed in all forms of media. What would be unusual and newsworthy would be if hacker news was an exception to this.
- ozim 9mo agoNo one wants to spend time writing "I agree", mostly they move on or give an upvote. Doesn't look like TFA counts upvotes as we don't see them.
- ghaff 9mo agoThe counterargument is that, if you think a post is idiotic, you could say so but, if you don't articulate why in detail, you'll probably be downvoted or modded. So better to just downvote if you care and move on.
- AlienRobot 9mo agoI agree. The depressing thing is how some forums like StackOverflow actually ban "thank you" comments. It makes the world a more heartless place.
- lucianbr 9mo agoSomtetimes people write "This", and that's apparently a no-no. You are told to just upvote.
- ozim 9mo agoMaybe there should be a setting for hiding such short replies or something like "shadow ban", you can write "thanks" or "This." and only person posting it will see their own "thanks". Downside is that there is still some cost to it, like writing "please" and "thank you" to LLM...
- NoMoreNicksLeft 9mo agoFrom an evolutionary standpoint, which circumstances should a thinking being prioritize to best ensure its safety and survival? Should it seek out "positive sentiment" and seek to avoid "negative sentiment" (even though this likely doesn't mean evading negative circumstances merely avoiding the sentiment until it is too late)? Negative bias is probably inevitable in cognition itself.
- goatlover 9mo agoThe tv show Pluribus delves into this a bit. An event (speaking generally to avoid spoilers) causes most people to become extremely happy and positive, and also super ethical, to the point that survival of the human race is in question, and the "most miserable" person on the planet is left to save things.