I’m gonna take a guess the stray downvote to your analysis is some European taking offense and to that I say, obviously this sort of thing doesn’t apply to every one at all times as individuals. As I see it, it’s a broad take on material conditions and how those influence people as a whole, not a condemnation of every European individual. But I don’t speak for you obviously.
ya like i said theres exceptions to everything. But when you have a centuries old societal tradition of colonialism that gets engrained into the culture. Its not like genetic. Its the conditions they exist in. It takes a lot of effort, and usually luck to not fall into that reactionary mindset when your born into those conditions.
I like that. Downvotes have always tended to bother me in places that have them, partly because no matter what anyone tries to say about how to use them (like reddit subs that say “it’s not a disagree button”), they still seem to get used as basically passive-aggression rather than openly confronting an issue. On top of that, they can cause a person to feel rejected, but be clueless as to why, which ends up being confusing instead of lending clarity as to why their comment got such a reaction. Of course in life sometimes people disagree and it won’t always be resolved to satisfaction, but downvotes don’t seem to bring anyone closer to understanding each other. Upvotes are vague in their own way and I’m not sure how useful they are either, but at least they don’t hide disagreements or frustration behind a (usually anonymous) button.
This analysis makes a lot of sense to me, well said.
I’m gonna take a guess the stray downvote to your analysis is some European taking offense and to that I say, obviously this sort of thing doesn’t apply to every one at all times as individuals. As I see it, it’s a broad take on material conditions and how those influence people as a whole, not a condemnation of every European individual. But I don’t speak for you obviously.
ya like i said theres exceptions to everything. But when you have a centuries old societal tradition of colonialism that gets engrained into the culture. Its not like genetic. Its the conditions they exist in. It takes a lot of effort, and usually luck to not fall into that reactionary mindset when your born into those conditions.
This is why we disabled them on hex. That way you actually have to voice your disagreement.
I like that. Downvotes have always tended to bother me in places that have them, partly because no matter what anyone tries to say about how to use them (like reddit subs that say “it’s not a disagree button”), they still seem to get used as basically passive-aggression rather than openly confronting an issue. On top of that, they can cause a person to feel rejected, but be clueless as to why, which ends up being confusing instead of lending clarity as to why their comment got such a reaction. Of course in life sometimes people disagree and it won’t always be resolved to satisfaction, but downvotes don’t seem to bring anyone closer to understanding each other. Upvotes are vague in their own way and I’m not sure how useful they are either, but at least they don’t hide disagreements or frustration behind a (usually anonymous) button.