1y ago

Don't Make Me Tap The Sign

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This isn't Reddit, there's no account-wide tracking of special Internet points to worry about.
- It's about scoring to help sorting through content that's relevant, not a competition for points.
  
  Yeah, that was my point.
- Yeah but if someone gets points, they're more likely to post again.
  
  And why would you encourage that if you dont want t the stuff they post?
  
  Only if they are have no self esteem and need validation from strangers, upvotes are mostly fluff, downvotes when not abused are the better way of doing things
  Someone says the earth is flat.. downvote, someone says I wonder why they think like that let’s try and understand why they think like that doesn't deserve a downvote, but with the current online echo chambers on both sides these are how downvotes are used
  
  Nah, getting a dopamine hit is the standard human reaction to getting approval, and upvotes are basically distilled approval. You can pretend you are "tough" and don't care about "validation from strangers" but normal people get a sense of satisfaction and a desire to repeat it when they post something online that is well received.
  Hell, that emotional reaction is the entire motivating factor that keeps every social media site full of fresh content. People want to be liked.
  
  Yeah you are right I’m not immune to our biological hardwiring it’s not a me being tough thing however, not everyone is equally affected by it.
  I don’t have social media as I don’t see value in it, also if my comments get downvoted to shit or upvoted I don’t really care because these things aren’t real life to me
  Even in real life if someone praises me for doing a good job it’s a nice thing to do for sure but I don’t actually care about getting praise especially from strangers, if it’s someone I know then sure
  
  Sure, everyone is variable and your personal experience is valid. It isn't very different from mine, tbh (also lemmy is social media so...)
  I just took exception to the "(people are motivated by upvotes) ...only if they have no self esteem and need validation from strangers" part. Many people are motivated by upvotes, but there isn't anything necessarily wrong with that, and it certainly doesn't mean they have low self esteem or anything. It just felt rude.
- Well. The points are there in the backend, right? I guess you are saying we just shouldn't worry about them.
  I liked being able to look at someone's comment history and karma score to determine if they were a troll. Also liked how many subreddits wouldn't let you post until you had a bit of positive karma in the sub.
- I just want to encourage to post and keep posting.
- Yes, there is. You have 705 post score and 565 comment score.

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