What are the pros and cons of the proverbial 'like' button?
Does it feed our narcissism - constantly encouraging us to check and refresh to see how many people approve of what we say? Does it serve as an encouragement to say what our audience will like rather than what we ourselves like?
In the case of Reddit or a forum like this, is their value to a voting system that can help people find the 'important' stuff without wading through the nonsense? Is this argument flawed because it ignores the bias of the voters who may be voting emotionally rather than intellectually?
The more I think about these types of systems, the more I think they are mostly destructive. I hop you all agree and will give this post a blue star.
Does it feed our narcissism - constantly encouraging us to check and refresh to see how many people approve of what we say? Does it serve as an encouragement to say what our audience will like rather than what we ourselves like?
In the case of Reddit or a forum like this, is their value to a voting system that can help people find the 'important' stuff without wading through the nonsense? Is this argument flawed because it ignores the bias of the voters who may be voting emotionally rather than intellectually?
The more I think about these types of systems, the more I think they are mostly destructive. I hop you all agree and will give this post a blue star.