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comment by Herunar

I just think that because Hubski's format in itself tends to steer away from what people call the 'hive-mind' mentality, it often gets people into having less of an intense discussion, as far as I've seen. I never really got involved in Reddit 'arguments' as they were - I was a lurker, but it seemed to me that it was a format that could sometimes bring out the worst in people.





Super_Cyan  ·  3189 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, Reddit got to be really polarized . What makes this place great is that nothing can get downvoted below a threshold that will hide their comments. I think that, combined with the lack of a negative number next to a post, is really what makes people more willing to actually discuss things on here. On Reddit, the people with the "wrong" opinion were afraid of the back lash. The brave that opened their mouths were downvoted and hidden, essentially muting them. The only thing that gets left in a system like that is a single stance and a bunch of people essentially saying "I agree".