[LW Admin here]. Karma gets interpreted in a number of ways, but one of my favorites is that karma is for “how much attention you want a thing to get.” If a comment seems wrong but valuable for people to read, I might upvote it. If it seems correct but it is immaterial and unhelpful, I might downvote it. Generally, there’s a higher bar for things that wrong to be worth reading by people.
I can’t fully explain other people’s voting behavior, but in my case I’d often downvote wrong things just so they get less attention.
[LW Admin here]. Karma gets interpreted in a number of ways, but one of my favorites is that karma is for “how much attention you want a thing to get.” If a comment seems wrong but valuable for people to read, I might upvote it. If it seems correct but it is immaterial and unhelpful, I might downvote it. Generally, there’s a higher bar for things that wrong to be worth reading by people.
I can’t fully explain other people’s voting behavior, but in my case I’d often downvote wrong things just so they get less attention.