It's not a perfect solution to dealing with misanthropes.
But it would slow them some, and force a little balance into their painful existence.
Voting seems like Democracy in general. Great in theory, deeply flawed in reality, but still better than the alternatives.
Agree. And you're right, my comment for a down vote will just turn into everyone who down votes putting in snarky remarks that add up to a long list of nothing burgers.
I agree that down votes do help with spam and trolling, but otherwise are useless and used more by the bad guys to piss off those they wish to tweak. The best solution is likely just to ignore them and build your own good vibes so their effect is minimal at best.
> Voting seems like Democracy in general. Great in theory, deeply flawed in reality, but still better than the alternatives.
Agree. And you're right, my comment for a down vote will just turn into everyone who down votes putting in snarky remarks that add up to a long list of nothing burgers.
I agree that down votes do help with spam and trolling, but otherwise are useless and used more by the bad guys to piss off those they wish to tweak. The best solution is likely just to ignore them and build your own good vibes so their effect is minimal at best.
I've had some similar thoughts. Unfortunately votes are kind of a 'one-size-fits-all' solution to a few very different problems.
Votes can do a great job of sorting out spam and inappropriate content.
In theory it might also act as reasonable moderation for and by users, but in reality it only works when there are no abusers.
The whole thing breaks down once users start to actively manipulate it, and it is highly vulnerable to manipulation.
The adding a comment may curtail some of the conversational abuses, but it complicates the other aspects. Nobody wants to see a long chain of comments saying 'spam'.
Voting seems like Democracy in general. Great in theory, deeply flawed in reality, but still better than the alternatives.