Fake internet points are not worth this much deliberation. There are so many actual problems in this world you could be worried about, and you’ve chosen this. Make a different choice, a more impactful choice. You clearly have a good head on your shoulders, if a bit swollen. You should put it to good use.
From my perspective, comment votes are simply information, the same as comment contents.
And I think bad faith downvotes interfere with conversations more than bad faith comments do. I don’t do this, but I am convinced that people see a downvote and will immediately think worse of a comment. One downvote leads to more, and it often doesn’t matter what the contents of the comment are.
I am glad that you are so complimentary towards me, despite disagreeing with my behavior. That demonstrates character in itself. All I can say to defend myself is to say that as long as I’m using this website, I’ll feel motivation to improve the discourse. I just have my own ideas about what that entails.
Fake internet points are not worth this much deliberation. There are so many actual problems in this world you could be worried about, and you’ve chosen this. Make a different choice, a more impactful choice. You clearly have a good head on your shoulders, if a bit swollen. You should put it to good use.
From my perspective, comment votes are simply information, the same as comment contents.
And I think bad faith downvotes interfere with conversations more than bad faith comments do. I don’t do this, but I am convinced that people see a downvote and will immediately think worse of a comment. One downvote leads to more, and it often doesn’t matter what the contents of the comment are.
I am glad that you are so complimentary towards me, despite disagreeing with my behavior. That demonstrates character in itself. All I can say to defend myself is to say that as long as I’m using this website, I’ll feel motivation to improve the discourse. I just have my own ideas about what that entails.