Tapatakt's Shortform
post by Tapatakt · 2024-03-11T12:33:25.561Z · LW · GW · 4 comments4 comments
Comments sorted by top scores.
comment by Tapatakt · 2024-03-11T12:33:25.716Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
Lesswrong reactions system creates the same bias as normal reactions - it's much much easier to use the reaction someone already used. So the first person to use a reaction under a comment gets undue influence on what reactions there will be under that comment in the future.
Replies from: Dagon↑ comment by Dagon · 2024-03-11T19:18:25.496Z · LW(p) · GW(p)
I might say it fails to avoid that bias, rather than creating it. Personally, I think it carries enough more information than votes that it's worth having it. In fact, I'd probably remove the agree/disagree and just fold it into reacts.
You could probably reduce the bias a little by putting "suggested reacts" in the same line, with a 0 next to them, so they can just be clicked rather than needing to discover and click. At the expense of clutter and not seeing the ACTUAL reacts as easily.
Replies from: Tapatakt