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[mclaincausey]

I hate that the forum is playing the dopamine game with the upvote thing. Seems to have had such a terrible effect on human minds and society but perhaps that doesn’t apply here.

[Giles]

I have seen no evidence of differing overall behaviour, and I was severely against upvoting.

Now it is here, I do upvote what I consider to be outstanding posts.....

[sabergirl]

Never personally used that feature on any of the sites. Just don’t want to take the time.

[seawolf]

@mclaincausey I like that there's an upvote, but no downvote. So there's a way to say "hey, nice post!" without responding directly to it, and there's no downvote option, which seems punitive.

[Giles]

Good balanced view....Notice I did not say nice....

[mclaincausey]

I don’t think the downvotes matter. It’s the upvotes and associated approval seeking that have been shown to be psychologically damaging. Whatever; I ignore them.

[goosehd]

@mclaincausey I wish to give you 100 upvotes

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd you are a bad man. No upvote for you!

[goosehd]

@Tago-Mago It's just that I think McLain is nice

[Tago Mago]

@goosehd With the greatest respect, I almost agree

[Seul]

I mainly upvote out of spite.

[goosehd]

When I used to do performance reviews, I always wanted to add "marginally adequate" to a few peoples year end summary...

[goosehd]

It is a shame that so many people have chased upvotes as a key to their social status and success. I don't know if it is a leftover from when everyone wanted to be an influencer or something else.

[A Former User]

We can find a problem in anything if we look hard enough.. the better question is: why do we have upvotes? Can you live with it? Then use it. If not: don’t use it. It’s a choice not a must. To much negativity otherwise. Stay with yourself

[SKT]

I’ve never had a Facebook account. I’m a fan of Cal Newport’s work in Digital Minimalism and I’ve never participated in what would be considered an online social media upvote culture…except for here. Here I throw around upvotes like candy at a parade ‘cause I figure if you managed to roll out of bed and take the time to post on a VERY specific denim forum you deserve some acknowledgment.

Also, I think Iron Heart probably IS the dopamine game for a lot of forum members. Which reminds me, when’s the next drop?!

[Giles]

Upvoted, because it made me laugh and bought me joy. What wouldn't I want to acknowledge that....

[SKT]

Ha! I’ll take that upvote

[Giles]

Before we had digital upvoting, anything I read out loud to Paula was effectively my upvote......

[seawolf]

@Giles this is honestly the best way to describe it, in my opinion. To me, it’s not about clout, it’s about acknowledging appreciation. At least that’s how I see it here. Other corners of the internet use upvoting much differently. This community is more about sharing common interests than it is about being a social media platform.

[goosehd]

This conversation makes me think about a few narcissistic family members that I have/and deal with. They are the happiest when everyone is kissing their asses and stroking their egos, even if it’s making everyone else around them uncomfortable and miserable.

As my wife likes to point out, true happiness comes from inside of yourself and it’s not what someone can give you.