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Also scary: Seeing a comment this ostensibly un-controversial in grey.
by happytoexplain 7mo ago
Also scary: Seeing a comment this ostensibly un-controversial in grey.
- therobots927 7mo ago[flagged]
- whimblepop 7mo agoAlso generally anything critical of capitalism, imperialism, or the military-industrial complex. It doesn't really matter whether it's a measured analysis or shrill shrieking; literally just using any of those words amounts to soliciting downvotes.
- taberiand 7mo agoThis is true but I don't think the downvotes are "fake" though. There's just a whole lot of people who truly believe they are Making the World a Better Place Through Capitalism
- pesus 7mo agoI'm more cynical - I think that breed is mostly extinct, and the current batch is downvoting/flagging because they don't want the sentiment to spread.
- therobots927 7mo agoIt’s far, far too late to contain this sentiment.
- therobots927 7mo agoMaybe this is just a symptom of my screen addiction, but I keep a close eye on this site for a lot of the day. I’ve noticed a pattern where my commments initially get one or two upvotes (within the first 5-10 minutes of posting) but will then immediately get a greater than or equal amount of downvotes very quickly. It happens consistently enough that I’ve noticed a pattern. The upvotes happen sporadically and the downvotes happen simultaneously.
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- Ancalagon 7mo agoand this comment is grey at the time of me upvoting it, ironic
- tptacek 7mo agoThere's nothing "un-controversial" about trying to mitigate a firebombing attack with a broad critique of capitalism. It's an edgy take, just own it.