I do expect that this specific comment will receive a minus or two because it’s not a capitulation
Just a note for those who might feel inclined to downvote complaints about downvotes—this is clearly a testable prediction about downvotes, which surely should be upvoted.
ETA: For those inclined to downvote discussion of voting and karma in general, I have happily provided a softer target.
“This comment will be downvoted” is a testable prediction, agreed. ”This comment will be downvoted because it’s not a capitulation” is not a testable prediction. Regardless of its testability, it is also an attempt to impose a specific interpretation on all downvotes. It asserts that my downvote is an expression of the desire for chaosmosis to capitulate, rather than an expression of the desire to have fewer comments like his on LW.
I jumped through hoops for you and acted politely, why would you do this?
Are you just a jerk?
(See how I’m still jumping through hoops and didn’t swear at you despite your obvious jerkishness, and also see how I lured you in with my Xanatos Gambit? Mwhahahaha! Evil triumphs again, you poor pitiful fool.)
I’m confused. What did I do that was jerklike? I was under the impression that you disliked downvotes, and my comment’s intent was to dispel a source of confusion that would cause some people to erroneously downvote your comment.
Several people (myself included) do tend to downvote comments for whining about downvotes.
Just a note for those who might feel inclined to downvote complaints about downvotes—this is clearly a testable prediction about downvotes, which surely should be upvoted.
ETA: For those inclined to downvote discussion of voting and karma in general, I have happily provided a softer target.
“This comment will be downvoted” is a testable prediction, agreed.
”This comment will be downvoted because it’s not a capitulation” is not a testable prediction.
Regardless of its testability, it is also an attempt to impose a specific interpretation on all downvotes. It asserts that my downvote is an expression of the desire for chaosmosis to capitulate, rather than an expression of the desire to have fewer comments like his on LW.
I jumped through hoops for you and acted politely, why would you do this?
Are you just a jerk?
(See how I’m still jumping through hoops and didn’t swear at you despite your obvious jerkishness, and also see how I lured you in with my Xanatos Gambit? Mwhahahaha! Evil triumphs again, you poor pitiful fool.)
I’m confused. What did I do that was jerklike? I was under the impression that you disliked downvotes, and my comment’s intent was to dispel a source of confusion that would cause some people to erroneously downvote your comment.
Several people (myself included) do tend to downvote comments for whining about downvotes.
lol
Your words would deceive only the feeblest of minds. The denizens of this site are not to be fooled so easily.
Every attack you make only serves to strengthen my ultimate power.
Xanatos shall not be denied.
Your doom approaches.
Edit: apparently the denizens are less clever than I thought.