This seems like a really bad idea. If people sacrifice karma in this fashion it will make them more invested in the proposition that the other person’s ideas are just bad in general. Since they’ve given up something (somewhat) tangible in accordance with that standard cognitive biases such as reduction of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias could have very bad results.
This seems like a really bad idea. If people sacrifice karma in this fashion it will make them more invested in the proposition that the other person’s ideas are just bad in general. Since they’ve given up something (somewhat) tangible in accordance with that standard cognitive biases such as reduction of cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias could have very bad results.
Thanks for pointing this out. Would it make a difference if it were a temporary/reversible cancellation instead?