I didn't, actually. It just seemed like an appropriate response. The story is awfully lame though, and deserves to be buried one way or another, not just because it's just so much whining, but also for the ridiculous 'liberal' namecalling...Speaking as somebody from outside the states, the whole kindergarden level 'us against you' thing you guys have going on down there is astonishing. It's also unbelievable how badly you guys have co-opted the meaning of the word "liberal".
The Digg "liberals" are just teenagers being brainwashed by all the articles hitting the front page, and making informed, rational arguments like "f**k you dickbag."
I really don't understand why they resort to childish name calling. I mean, diggerals? Come on...Dehumanizing and mocking seems to be the new way to converse. How unfortunate.
i'm sick to death of hearing this 'digg is a democracy' crap. digg is not a democracy. unless you're going by the formal definition, rather than the colloquial definition. indeed, digg is a tyranny of the majority - without the restraint of 'one person, one vote'. digg is a popularity contest. the digg system is broken, particularly when it comes to political content. until there is 'voter accountability', these 'digg wars' will continue, and will eventually trump any actual interesting political content.i just wish there was an option to filter out the political submissions from bigspy...
Is it? I thought burying was for inaccuracies or spam. I never thought it should be used to remove actual facts, or opinions you didn't agree with. Burying facts that we disagree with will leave us with a poor picture of the world, or at least an uninformed one.
Just like most of the stupid right wing articles that people digg down does? They present a very closed minded, and often moronic, view of the world. The effect of the right wingers upon the world has been so detrimental that people have every right to ignore them... Global Warming anyone?BTW "Ok, this is lame" is for articles you think are lame... Get the idea?
borfoFeb 26, 2007
I didn't, actually. It just seemed like an appropriate response. The story is awfully lame though, and deserves to be buried one way or another, not just because it's just so much whining, but also for the ridiculous 'liberal' namecalling...Speaking as somebody from outside the states, the whole kindergarden level 'us against you' thing you guys have going on down there is astonishing. It's also unbelievable how badly you guys have co-opted the meaning of the word "liberal".
pcgeek101Feb 27, 2007
The Digg "liberals" are just teenagers being brainwashed by all the articles hitting the front page, and making informed, rational arguments like "f**k you dickbag."
Closed AccountFeb 27, 2007
I really don't understand why they resort to childish name calling. I mean, diggerals? Come on...Dehumanizing and mocking seems to be the new way to converse. How unfortunate.
anastropheFeb 27, 2007
i'm sick to death of hearing this 'digg is a democracy' crap. digg is not a democracy. unless you're going by the formal definition, rather than the colloquial definition. indeed, digg is a tyranny of the majority - without the restraint of 'one person, one vote'. digg is a popularity contest. the digg system is broken, particularly when it comes to political content. until there is 'voter accountability', these 'digg wars' will continue, and will eventually trump any actual interesting political content.i just wish there was an option to filter out the political submissions from bigspy...
blogagogFeb 28, 2007
Is it? I thought burying was for inaccuracies or spam. I never thought it should be used to remove actual facts, or opinions you didn't agree with. Burying facts that we disagree with will leave us with a poor picture of the world, or at least an uninformed one.
klayborgFeb 28, 2007
Just like most of the stupid right wing articles that people digg down does? They present a very closed minded, and often moronic, view of the world. The effect of the right wingers upon the world has been so detrimental that people have every right to ignore them... Global Warming anyone?BTW "Ok, this is lame" is for articles you think are lame... Get the idea?