Personally, if I expect a comment or post to get negative karma, I don’t make it. Perhaps that’s too conservative on my part, but it’s the case.
Me too. I remain as absolutely terrified of negative karma as I was when LW started. (In fact, it’s possibly even worse now, since I have a reputation to uphold!)
Right now, I have a recent comment at −1, which for contextual reasons I can’t delete, and it’s driving me crazy.
(Yes, I know this is bad, and I shouldn’t be like this. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to change myself in this way.)
My guess: humans are naturally wired to care about what others think; that part of my brain is hugely oversized or overactive.
It’s not without its advantages, but there’s a tradeoff. I get a huge motivational high when something is well received, but the price I pay is near-depression when something isn’t.
Unfortunately the “exchange rate” for me is bad: downvotes are worth about five to ten times what upvotes are.
Unfortunately the “exchange rate” for me is bad: downvotes are worth about five to ten times what upvotes are.
This approximately matches the impact that positive and negative social exchanges have on people in general in person. (From my recollection of relevant studies read years ago.)
Me too. I remain as absolutely terrified of negative karma as I was when LW started. (In fact, it’s possibly even worse now, since I have a reputation to uphold!)
Right now, I have a recent comment at −1, which for contextual reasons I can’t delete, and it’s driving me crazy.
(Yes, I know this is bad, and I shouldn’t be like this. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to change myself in this way.)
I’m curious why you care.
My guess: humans are naturally wired to care about what others think; that part of my brain is hugely oversized or overactive.
It’s not without its advantages, but there’s a tradeoff. I get a huge motivational high when something is well received, but the price I pay is near-depression when something isn’t.
Unfortunately the “exchange rate” for me is bad: downvotes are worth about five to ten times what upvotes are.
This approximately matches the impact that positive and negative social exchanges have on people in general in person. (From my recollection of relevant studies read years ago.)
Plus, downvotes actually do mean more, because people don’t make them nearly as frequently.
Wow, that’s interesting. I might like to read about that at some point.
It isn’t where I first encountered it but The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t included a reference.
Also discussed in How Full is Your Bucket?
http://www.lmgtfy.com/?q=impact+of+positive+and+negative+social+exchanges
;)