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Cliches get to be cliches because they're a good idea that everyone wants to reuse. And recycle. Until they're familiar and then over-familiar. The top-rating
by cstross 13y ago
Cliches get to be cliches because they're a good idea that everyone wants to reuse. And recycle. Until they're familiar and then over-familiar.
The top-rating issue is simply symptomatic of the lack of insight of many of the folks clicking the little arrows over their first morning cup of coffee. News delivers a brief stimulus; commentary even briefer: the spasmodic twitch of the mousing fingertip merely signals the assent (or dissent) of the mayfly mind.
Mea culpa: I'm guilty of this, too.
- olalonde 13y ago> The top-rating issue is simply symptomatic of the lack of insight of many of the folks clicking the little arrows over their first morning cup of coffee. Totally agree and it's hard to blame them. The real problem might be that people who are over-familiar with the cliche don't bother to down vote. Reminder to all: take the time to down vote over used cliches that bother you.
- jimrhoskins 13y agoUnfortunately, not everyone can down vote, and the fastest route to getting enough points to do so is to make the comments we are complaining about to gather the upvotes.
- 6d0debc071 13y agoWhat motivation would anyone other than the comment author have to upvote it? Well, I suppose they could set up a voting ring, but that seems a lot of trouble to go to.
- lmm 13y agoBut there's no way to downvote an article. So I upvote the dismissive comment instead.
- olalonde 13y agoYou can flag them if you have enough karma.