It's no surprise that this would be common, especially in some subverses. But those that are supposed to be serious and for discussion often get poisoned by this. Up-votes and down-votes can make things rather one-sided and into a hive-mind of sorts.
How can we, mods or the community at large prevent hive mind mentality? Even if people don't downvote comments or posts that go against their beliefs they are less inclined to upvote than someone that agrees and makes other good points. Doesn't this foster some sort of hive mentality and where is it a good thing and where is it a bad thing? If I don't have an opinion yet about a topic and the highest comments are all about x is really y does this mean that it is right?
Does this promote conformity and stifle discussion indirectly?
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[–] nilceps [S] 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
What? The whole point is what can be done so people don't circlejerk all the time and don't all segregate into their small same minded communities, if I wanted that I could have stayed in closed facebookgroups and photoshopped Greg Nuckols head onto more things.
You appear to have trouble reading as nowhere do I say that I want to just remove votes only that there are some problems with that system and what could be done to improve on it. Maybe you should get learn how to read I heard /r/startingreading is a great community and while you are there PM notsogoodall tell her that she should post ass again over here.
[–] big_fat_dangus ago
Ooook then. I'll leave you to your brainless gibbering.