return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 1 day agoCollege Students Are Testing at the Level of 10-Year-Oldsfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up1223arrow-down17cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.mlusa@midwest.social
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minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-223 hours agoGuy A: Hot-button opinion. Guy B: Bunch of facts showing that hot button opinion is wrong. Equal number of upvotes. Ah, yes, the very scientific reviewers of Reddit Lemmy.
minus-squaretmyakal@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up7·21 hours agoUpvotes are supposed to be for fostering conversation, not grading accuracy. An equal number of upvotes makes it more likely that the US-centric assumption and the correction are both seen.
minus-squareschipelblorp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 hours ago“Supposed to” does a lot of heavy lifting there.
Guy A: Hot-button opinion.
Guy B: Bunch of facts showing that hot button opinion is wrong.
Equal number of upvotes.
Ah, yes, the very scientific reviewers of
RedditLemmy.Upvotes are supposed to be for fostering conversation, not grading accuracy. An equal number of upvotes makes it more likely that the US-centric assumption and the correction are both seen.
“Supposed to” does a lot of heavy lifting there.