To an extent, yes. But also there is the issue of the structure of the voting system. Contrast this to other options, like oldschool forums or stackoverflow.
On stack, the format encourages solving problems - in particular, the problem the question-asker asked. Even if there is some group-think about the “right” way to solve a problem, the question asker ultimately gets to mark the answer that solved their problem, regardless of group approval.
On a traditional forum, even if there was a voting system, there was no heirarchical comment structure and comments weren’t hidden based on popularity. So you had to scroll past every comment, including the ones you disagreed with, and you would typically have to read that comment to understand the whole discussion that was happening.
To an extent, yes. But also there is the issue of the structure of the voting system. Contrast this to other options, like oldschool forums or stackoverflow.
On stack, the format encourages solving problems - in particular, the problem the question-asker asked. Even if there is some group-think about the “right” way to solve a problem, the question asker ultimately gets to mark the answer that solved their problem, regardless of group approval.
On a traditional forum, even if there was a voting system, there was no heirarchical comment structure and comments weren’t hidden based on popularity. So you had to scroll past every comment, including the ones you disagreed with, and you would typically have to read that comment to understand the whole discussion that was happening.