Comment on On the relevance of upvotes in relation to quality and discussion

JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

It’s pretty clear no one read the linked article

This is the root problem. Upvoting and downvoting headlines on the basis of vibes. It adds zero value. It’s a waste of everyone’s time, not least the upvoters and (especially) downvoters themselves, who get nothing out of it but the tiniest of vacuous dopamine hits. It’s the original sin of social media.

My preferred solutions:

Deep-seated problems call for radical solutions. Both of these are technically feasible.

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