Alright, this makes sense. I will say, though, that at least in my experience on this site, inline reacts seem to be used much more often in comments than they are in posts, even though comments have agree/disagree voting enabled. And, at least for me, using them in posts just kind of feels… weird, clunky? compared to using them in comments. I don’t really know the right word for it, it just feels aesthetically off for reasons I can’t quite explain.
I could, of course, simply be wrong about the factual claim here.
Yeah, I am not super happy with the UI for inline reacts in posts, both for reading and for writing them. It’s been on my to-do list for a while to improve them.
The inline reactions are totally different in that they de-anonymize your feedback. It’s both rational and emotionally instinctive to not want someone irritated at you specifically because you disagree with them. In comments you can at least try to be extra nice and appreciative when you express disagreement to offset that downside. But that’s a lot more work than clicking a button. I think that’s sometimes why the anonymous big downvote is used. It takes real thought and discipline to reserve it for fair, rational “the discussion would be much better if you hadn’t written this” responses. And I’m not sure how many people even try to do that.
Alright, this makes sense. I will say, though, that at least in my experience on this site, inline reacts seem to be used much more often in comments than they are in posts, even though comments have agree/disagree voting enabled. And, at least for me, using them in posts just kind of feels… weird, clunky? compared to using them in comments. I don’t really know the right word for it, it just feels aesthetically off for reasons I can’t quite explain.
I could, of course, simply be wrong about the factual claim here.
Yeah, I am not super happy with the UI for inline reacts in posts, both for reading and for writing them. It’s been on my to-do list for a while to improve them.
The inline reactions are totally different in that they de-anonymize your feedback. It’s both rational and emotionally instinctive to not want someone irritated at you specifically because you disagree with them. In comments you can at least try to be extra nice and appreciative when you express disagreement to offset that downside. But that’s a lot more work than clicking a button. I think that’s sometimes why the anonymous big downvote is used. It takes real thought and discipline to reserve it for fair, rational “the discussion would be much better if you hadn’t written this” responses. And I’m not sure how many people even try to do that.