lessdazed comments on Secrets of the eliminati - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lessdazed 24 July 2011 04:55:46PM 1 point [-]

You're more attracted to upvoted posts than downvoted ones?

Comment author: shokwave 25 July 2011 08:01:01AM 0 points [-]

Who isn't? Unless you consider yourself a mutant relative to the community, such that someone approving of a post is evidence that you will disapprove (I could see this happening to someone who browses a forum opposed to their world-view, for instance), then upvotes on a post are evidence you will approve of a post, and downvotes are evidence you won't approve.

I suppose attraction to a post might not be strongly connected to approval of a post for all people, but it certainly seems that way.

Comment author: lessdazed 25 July 2011 04:51:12PM 7 points [-]

Attraction to isn't necessarily the same as likeliness of approval.

"Comment score below threshold/+60 children" is practically salacious. "20 points", less so.