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by 37 5y ago
Thank you for putting it in these terms. I think I agree with your reply 100%. >Now, there are the psychopaths who will do everything to bury a post just because. Hopefully HN is not a practical playground for them. I also think that (1)
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by 37 5y ago
For the record, I interpreted it as a joke, but also somewhat of a inspirational challenge. But I don't care enough about downvotes to try that hard, so yeah. Also dang says it's never been against the rules to downvote because of
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by 37 5y ago
Of the platforms you listed, I only have a Reddit account. And I don't consider it to be "the same" as a TikTok account, but I think I understand what you mean. Yes, I understand that everyone is grabbing for my attention, it
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by 37 5y ago
I mean... I guess I understand, maybe just the threshold feels a little high for introverts like me (and the others who have commented here with accounts lasting many years and <501 karma). Also, for some reason, I sorta had the assumpti
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by 37 5y ago
I'm not really a StackOverflow user, but it sounds like some other communities I know. Basically, upvotes equals visibility, so other posters will downvote your post so theirs becomes more visible. For some reason I didn't think H
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by 37 5y ago
Thanks for the clarification dang! Appreciate it and all you do!
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by 37 5y ago
>When you feel yourself getting bothered, angry and you have to prove someone wrong on the internet, step away. Or if you are wasting too much time on it. You are taking valuable time from your own projects and quality of life. Everyone,
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by 37 5y ago
>This is as much a "liberal" problem (e.g. Capitalism is bad) as it is a "conservative" one (e.g. Universal healthcare is communism). Bingo. >A particularly striking example for me recently was when I happened to c
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by 37 5y ago
In my eyes, the worst is probably Facebook or Instagram or TikTok (none of which I use) but yes, I also understand the Reddit example as well (which I do use). And yes, even without speaking to the larger politicized subs like T_D, I do com
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by 37 5y ago
>Theft can happen only when it’s involuntary. I suppose I am arguing that it is involuntary. Social media addiction is a real thing. "Stolen attention" seems to fit here. But I guess the line does get blurry. When a true heroin
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by 37 5y ago
Keep it up phaylon! +1 internet points to you!
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by 37 5y ago
Thanks for the honest question! >including this post that accounts for a third or more of your karma now (Holy crow! Thank you everyone!) Clearly I don't care that much, which is why it took me 10 years to ask the question... I know
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by 37 5y ago
Stops at -4 I've recently learned. Also I guess I haven't asked before because I don't care that much. I read HN every day and would probably use the downvote feature maybe 2 or 3 times a year, just like I do on Reddit.
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by 37 5y ago
Are people really that petty? Or is it like a mass-agenda, control-the-narrative type of thing? For some reason I didn't(don't?) think this would happen, especially on HN. Maybe I'm being obtuse or naive.
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by 37 5y ago
Thanks for putting it in those words. I am very much a lurker. If I did have the ability to downvote, I would do it maybe two or three times a year, like I do on reddit. >Also, I often read on mobile and don’t have the patience to write
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by 37 5y ago
I know this is tongue in cheek, but really I could never do that kinda thing. Feels like I would be watering down the quality content that I see here every day. (also: I know nothing about Rust, never click on those discussions)
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by 37 5y ago
It's both. Yes it is good that you spent early 2021 not mindlessly scrolling TikTok, and yes it is true that as individuals we do have some agency in the matter. But, it is also true that in this 'attention economy' the large
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by 37 5y ago
Oh okay wow. And you've been here longer than me. I understand the push for engagement and the idea of preventing mass bot accounts, but I'd think after a few years they would give the ability. Wonder if they have considered this.
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by 37 5y ago
Oh okay. At the rate I'm going I will be able to downvote after about 57 years. Hmm...
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by 37 5y ago
Correct. It is baked into their business model, to monetize your attention. And they have gotten very good at it. A "race to the bottom of the brain stem" as Tristan Harris likes to put it[0] is the correct way to look at it, AFAI
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Ask HN: Why can't I downvote? I've been a member for over 10 years
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AFAIK, the blockchain is online, so I can't conceive of a way for an offline transaction. I suppose you could write down your wallet service and/or ID on a piece of paper, then when the store goes back online they trustfully trans
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by 37 5y ago
Wow. That is probably one of the more underhanded things I've heard about them. So they hope that you will forget, and in reality I'd bet most people do. Basically the same as a "Free 30 Day Trial" and then they take you
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by 37 5y ago
It's all about the bottom line. What emotion sells best in the modern-day attention economy? What keeps the clicks coming? What keeps the eyeballs watching? Well, that's what you can expect to see more of...
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Seems like YouTube stops supporting Firefox on Linux(reddit.com)
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Yes, it was [0] the list of serial killers by number of victims, but since has changed [1] to say "You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries." [0] https://i.imgur.com/hqiVtK6.png [1] https:/
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FTA: “To help, Facebook donated our emergency reserve of 720,000 masks that we had bought in case the wildfires continued,” Zuckerberg said in a post
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Sean Carroll Leonard Susskind Edward Witten Terence Tao
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FTA: >It costs $12.99 a month or $100 a year in the US, or €12 a month or €90 a year in Europe. It's £10 and £80 in the UK.
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Is this something that 2FA would protect against? Doesn't seem like it...

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