Because this is how internet astroturfed propaganda works. They can't downvote the posts so they do battle in the comments. It's not new, we just have too many long time users who have forgotten this, and too many new people who don't understand.
We need to do a sitewide re-education campaign about online shill techniques.
Ah, thanks. And I now just turned off the community style. Haven't been on reddit for over a year and forgot this place can do it too. Didn't even think to check.
Because this is how internet astroturfed propaganda works. They can't downvote the posts so they do battle in the comments. It's not new, we just have too many long time users who have forgotten this, and too many new people who don't understand.
We need to do a sitewide re-education campaign about online shill techniques.
you actually can downvote posts... but your point stands.
Ah, thanks. And I now just turned off the community style. Haven't been on reddit for over a year and forgot this place can do it too. Didn't even think to check.