• @[email protected]
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    1 year ago

    Blame the system. Rating system was a good idea to encourage community self-moderation. But,most people treat upvotes/downvotes as likes/dislikes, even when specifically asked to use them differently. And, because of that, places with rating systems inevitably boil down to circlejerking, infobubbles, and tribalism. Too bad the only alternatives are spamholes, chaotic messes with power-tripping moderators, and AI blackboxes designed to control your mind.

    • @lugal
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      111 year ago

      AI blackboxes designed to control your mind.

      They aren’t designed to control your mind but to make money. The mind thing is a side effect.

    • Hyperreality
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      21 year ago

      People are people. People like to feel good about themselves. Vanity is still the Devil’s favourite sin.