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What makes you think down/upvotes are related to political beliefs? It could be that people think you are making a good/bullshit argument, regardless of their p

by sspiff 12y ago

What makes you think down/upvotes are related to political beliefs? It could be that people think you are making a good/bullshit argument, regardless of their political inclination.

lhnz 12y ago
1. The poll was framed in a way that did not make my opinion available. 2. Nobody else had expressed my position so I thought that it was uncommon. 3. I assumed the poll was meant to try to force Dropbox to drop her from the board. 4. I expressed a position that wasn't that political but that I knew would anger or confuse political witchhunters. 5. It is quite common for people to downvote information that does not agree with their ethical aesthetics. I think those are good reasons and I think they're quite common. However if you think you can argue beyond a mouse-click go ahead.
- supersystem 12y ago
  Your "argument" wasn't that good to begin with, since you don't say why political links to the US government would be a good thing nor why she in particular would be a good choice for making/maintaining those links.
  - lhnz 12y ago
    Well I didn't have long to type it so sorry if it wasn't great, but I would say that with regards to principles like Net Neutrality your idea that the tech industry doesn't need better political links to the US government is not well-grounded. I couldn't possibly speculate on who the best people to make or maintain political links are, but my speculation is that the more connected to government you are the more you will be able to affect policies affecting the tech industry.
    - supersystem 12y ago
      "with regards to principles like Net Neutrality your idea that the tech industry doesn't need better political links to the US government is not well-grounded." I said no such thing. Seems like you're the confused one now.
  - drvortex 12y ago
    I suppose the OP thought, like I do too, that it is obvious what positive effects come from fraternal relations with politicians. Have you read the newspapers lately from ANY part of the world? Does it still need to be explained why, in general, being cosy with the politicos is usually a good thing?

by sspiff 12y ago

What makes you think down/upvotes are related to political beliefs? It could be that people think you are making a good/bullshit argument, regardless of their political inclination.

lhnz 12y ago

1. The poll was framed in a way that did not make my opinion available. 2. Nobody else had expressed my position so I thought that it was uncommon. 3. I assumed the poll was meant to try to force Dropbox to drop her from the board. 4. I expressed a position that wasn't that political but that I knew would anger or confuse political witchhunters. 5. It is quite common for people to downvote information that does not agree with their ethical aesthetics. I think those are good reasons and I think they're quite common. However if you think you can argue beyond a mouse-click go ahead.

supersystem 12y ago
Your "argument" wasn't that good to begin with, since you don't say why political links to the US government would be a good thing nor why she in particular would be a good choice for making/maintaining those links.
- lhnz 12y ago
  Well I didn't have long to type it so sorry if it wasn't great, but I would say that with regards to principles like Net Neutrality your idea that the tech industry doesn't need better political links to the US government is not well-grounded. I couldn't possibly speculate on who the best people to make or maintain political links are, but my speculation is that the more connected to government you are the more you will be able to affect policies affecting the tech industry.
  - supersystem 12y ago
    "with regards to principles like Net Neutrality your idea that the tech industry doesn't need better political links to the US government is not well-grounded." I said no such thing. Seems like you're the confused one now.
- drvortex 12y ago
  I suppose the OP thought, like I do too, that it is obvious what positive effects come from fraternal relations with politicians. Have you read the newspapers lately from ANY part of the world? Does it still need to be explained why, in general, being cosy with the politicos is usually a good thing?