And that is the distinction between “agree/disagree” and “true/false.”
If the labels were “true/false”, wouldn’t it still be unclear when people meant “not true for me, the reader” and when they meant “not true at all”?
I’ve gone into this in more detail elsewhere. Ultimately, the solution I like best is “Upvoting on this axis means ‘I could truthfully say this or something close to it from my own beliefs and experience.’”
If the labels were “true/false”, wouldn’t it still be unclear when people meant “not true for me, the reader” and when they meant “not true at all”?
I’ve gone into this in more detail elsewhere. Ultimately, the solution I like best is “Upvoting on this axis means ‘I could truthfully say this or something close to it from my own beliefs and experience.’”