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Despite your down votes, I agree 100%. This site seems to be headed in the wrong direction. This site is the closest I get to social media. I have always enjoyed the comments, and the fact that, whether I agree with them or not, they are directed at the topic, not an attack on the writer’s personality.
I keep away from social media because it has become the cesspool of the internet. I truly hope that this site does not become one that I feel I can no longer feel comfortable interacting with due to the tenor of the commenting, and increasing number of down votes for innocuous comments on certain writers’ posts that seem like they are negative just because of who they are.
Someone once wrote that if you don’t get upset or angry about something you read or heard in the media every day, you should increase the diversity of the media sources you consume.
After peeking into the magic crystal ball (aka ChatGPT), Humbledollar – the happiest financial garden – draws about 2.6 to 4.8 million visitors a year with a peak of 510K in one 2023 month (the site wise wizards or admins surely know the count). If only 1% share their thoughts, that’s 5,000 monthly voices. Compared to a handful of up and down arrows fluttering like fairy dust, it feels like most visitors are politely enjoying wandering the garden paths, sharing secret winks and smiles in the shadows. Let the show go on, don’t be bothered by a little dust of confetti.
Wouldn’t shock me if 10% or less wandered to the forum
Looking at this from the other side, I enjoy clicking the up arrow on posts or comments I find helpful, insightful, or funny. To me it seems like a free way to “leave a tip” for good service. I always hope that an up arrow might provide just the tiniest bit of encouragement to someone.
And I suppose you can’t have up arrows without down arrows.
Why is there “voting” on peoples comments ? If you have a comment, either positive or negative, post it. Otherwise, keep it to yourself if you don’t have the intestinal fortitude to post it publicly.
Is this Facebook or Instragram ? Are we posting to get “Likes” ?
It is childish and beneath the dignity of this blog site. Are we not adults here ? The ability to vote on comments should be removed.