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Comment by Alex Caswen on LessWrong Has Agree/Disagree Voting On All New Comment Threads · 2023-04-19T05:17:32.945Z · LW · GW

I agree or disagree based on content, & UpVote or Downvote based on vibes.

Historically socially toxic nerds have been excused for being assholes if they were smart, knowledgeable, and always right. With this system, I can agree with what they say, but downvote how they say it.

In my opinion LW ironically is the community that needs this the least but YMMV. I am not surprised it is the community that has implemented it. 

Comment by Alex Caswen on The Redaction Machine · 2022-10-02T17:19:51.503Z · LW · GW

This story gave me the same warm fuzzy feeling in my brain that I used to get as a child reading science fiction stories late at night in anthologies borrowed from the local library. If only there was a way for me to again experience reading it for the first time…