As for this thread: wouldn’t upvoting commens that you think are useful for someone else but not for you be actually an indirect case of other-optmizing?
I think that depends on the current number of upvotes the comment has. I’ll upvote comments with no upvotes that I personally found useful by way of thanks.
Upvote comments that you think are useful on LW in general, not just comments you found personally useful. (A note to myself as I read this thread).
As for this thread: wouldn’t upvoting commens that you think are useful for someone else but not for you be actually an indirect case of other-optmizing?
I think so.
With the expectation that others would reciprocate by encouraging behavior that benefits you.
I think that depends on the current number of upvotes the comment has. I’ll upvote comments with no upvotes that I personally found useful by way of thanks.
Sure, I’m just saying that personal usefulness shouldn’t be the only reason you upvote.