Downvoted because 1) I don’t think people are too hesitant to downvote, and 2) I think explaining one’s reasoning is a good epistemic hygiene (downvoting and not explaining is like booing when you hear an idea that you don’t like).
I don’t think such considerations apply to upvotes nearly as much if at all. Upvotes indicate agreement or approval, which doesn’t need to be explained as thoroughly as disagreement (which usually involves having separate, alternative ideas in your head different from the ideas of the one you are disagreeing with)
Downvoted because 1) I don’t think people are too hesitant to downvote, and 2) I think explaining one’s reasoning is a good epistemic hygiene (downvoting and not explaining is like booing when you hear an idea that you don’t like).
These considerations also apply to upvotes (to the extent that they do).
I don’t think such considerations apply to upvotes nearly as much if at all. Upvotes indicate agreement or approval, which doesn’t need to be explained as thoroughly as disagreement (which usually involves having separate, alternative ideas in your head different from the ideas of the one you are disagreeing with)
Whether upvotes need to be explained overall is not relevant to my comment, as I’m talking about the specific considerations named by Noah Birnbaum.