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  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Saw the review on Pitchfork for Snail Mail by Lush, so I've been giving that a shot. Plus a throwback to Paramore, so I've been listening to Riot, which was a staple of mine in adolescence, so...

    Saw the review on Pitchfork for Snail Mail by Lush, so I've been giving that a shot. Plus a throwback to Paramore, so I've been listening to Riot, which was a staple of mine in adolescence, so that's been nice.

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  2. Comment on What books are you reading right now? in ~talk

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    The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes The writing isn't amazing, but you can see through it and the ideas behind it are intriguing. It's got some interesting takes on the idea behind masculinity...

    The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes

    The writing isn't amazing, but you can see through it and the ideas behind it are intriguing. It's got some interesting takes on the idea behind masculinity in our culture, and some insights from people who exemplify different aspects that our culture admires, and how they disagree with that aspect.

    3 votes
  3. Comment on What if we got rid of votes entirely? in ~tildes

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    I disagree with the reputation ranges, as I don't think any implementation will lead to positive outcome for the site. You'll either get (as you mentioned), people looking down on newbies, or only...

    I disagree with the reputation ranges, as I don't think any implementation will lead to positive outcome for the site. You'll either get (as you mentioned), people looking down on newbies, or only responding to the "A" rank commenters, or some equivalent dichotomy, with people thinking that A ranks have more valid inputs in discussions.

    I think you really need downvotes to root out low effort posts, as someone just commenting with things that don't contribute to the discussion ("lol", "this", "same", and the like) isn't really something you resolve with spam/reporting.

    7 votes