It’s also true that you make silly or irrelevant comments fairly often, which is not in and of itself problematic, but those comments tend to get upvoted significantly, which is, at least in my opinion, an indication that how we’re collectively choosing what to upvote is non-optimal—especially if it’s how you or anyone else is getting most of their karma.
For reference, here are links to the most recent 10 comments of yours that received at least 5 net points:
That’s true.
It’s also true that you make silly or irrelevant comments fairly often, which is not in and of itself problematic, but those comments tend to get upvoted significantly, which is, at least in my opinion, an indication that how we’re collectively choosing what to upvote is non-optimal—especially if it’s how you or anyone else is getting most of their karma.
For reference, here are links to the most recent 10 comments of yours that received at least 5 net points:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
We seem to upvote based on emotional reaction rather than rational merit.