This comment is currently at 0 karma and 5 votes. I would appreciate it if someone would tell me why did they downvote. I am not questioning the decision; I am looking for a more nuanced perspective on how to have better norms around sensitive topics.
My uncertain guess is that, while the comment’s story could improve discussion on conversational norms, being a devil’s advocate in a thread about unpleasant and alienating interactions doesn’t contribute much to it?
My guess would be something similar. I thought the comment was basically fine, although I think it was a distraction to assert the “male variability hypothesis” is true—I think Dale should have focused on conversation norms.
If I were to upvote the comment, it would be because it was written kindly and clearly and furthered the conversation.
If I were to downvote the comment, it would be because Dale seemed to assume I didn’t understand that sometimes these conversations are relevant to improving the world. I do understand that, and I’m complaining about how often these kinds of comments are defended in totally useless and irrelevant settings. So that feels a little patronising.
This comment is currently at 0 karma and 5 votes. I would appreciate it if someone would tell me why did they downvote. I am not questioning the decision; I am looking for a more nuanced perspective on how to have better norms around sensitive topics.
My uncertain guess is that, while the comment’s story could improve discussion on conversational norms, being a devil’s advocate in a thread about unpleasant and alienating interactions doesn’t contribute much to it?
My guess would be something similar. I thought the comment was basically fine, although I think it was a distraction to assert the “male variability hypothesis” is true—I think Dale should have focused on conversation norms.
If I were to upvote the comment, it would be because it was written kindly and clearly and furthered the conversation.
If I were to downvote the comment, it would be because Dale seemed to assume I didn’t understand that sometimes these conversations are relevant to improving the world. I do understand that, and I’m complaining about how often these kinds of comments are defended in totally useless and irrelevant settings. So that feels a little patronising.