TheOtherDave comments on Yes, a blog. - Less Wrong

88 Post author: Academian 19 November 2010 01:53AM

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Comment author: PeerInfinity 19 November 2010 10:16:32PM 9 points [-]

random idea: disable the upvote button if a reader reached an article by browsing through the list of top posts. Do this to prevent an echo chamber effect, in which the articles that already have the most upvotes getting even more upvotes, while other upvote-worthy articles aren't even looked at.

Comment author: TheOtherDave 19 November 2010 11:33:03PM 1 point [-]

If your goal is to protect yourself from an echo-chamber effect by reading everything regardless of others' scoring, I'm not quite sure what stops you from doing that. Just browse via the "new" listing rather than the "top" listing... no?