"A huge part of the problem is that digital spaces generally have no equivalent of a disapproving glare."
That's largely what down votes are, and why it's a problem that YouTube now hides them. We need both smiles and glares to communicate well.
That's largely what down votes are, and why it's a problem that YouTube now hides them. We need both smiles and glares to communicate well.
Has it ever been theorized that in even so pure a place as HN the down vote is abused?
At any rate the disapproving glare has been the go to tool of small minded and provincial people throughout history, and is often enshrined as such in media. So I guess I'm not that sure that having one will solve all problems.
Our tech overlords are the equivalent of Kings now, above the law. And their attitude to humanity stinks.