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Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

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Re: Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

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Post by hombre_fatal »

soperj wrote: post #8
luckylion wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Submitting the original URL is the rule, providing an archived version for the convenience of others is going the extra mile.

Sure, but when the last 10 comments made are archive links on submitted articles, it seems like it's just an account to farm internet points. I guess I just don't understand what the point is?

I don’t get the fixation on the OP’s intentions. Let’s take it for granted that they are farming karma… by sharing content that we like. What exactly is the problem? That it’s simply not authentic enough for you?

Put another way, let’s say that receiving these internet points is enough motivation for someone to find and share content that I might like. Sounds like a jackpot to me, not something I’m going to get mad about. So i’m wondering what part of this is bothering you.

Re: Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

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Post by throwaway821909 »

renewiltord wrote: post #5

An absolutely amazing city. And fascinating in that in this more collectivist society you have actual individualism whereas most American towns are heavily conformist and enforce this through law. A curious glimpse into the fact that societies are not simply collectivist or individualist but so or not so across multiple axes. One thing that I find interesting is how much laws influence these things and how a society…

I guess you've heard it before but “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”

I don't know whether it's true or not... hard to prove there's causation and not just random cycles of improvement and decline due to luck or external factors - the higher you climb, the easier it is to fall.

Re: Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

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Post by hbarka »

hombre_fatal wrote: post #11
soperj wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sure, but when the last 10 comments made are archive links on submitted articles, it seems like it's just an account to farm internet points. I guess I just don't understand what the point is?

I don’t get the fixation on the OP’s intentions. Let’s take it for granted that they are farming karma… by sharing content that we like. What exactly is the problem? That it’s simply not authentic enough for you? Put another way, let’s say that receiving these internet points is enough motivation for someone to find and share content that I might like. Sounds like a jackpot to me, not something I’m going to get mad a…

Exactly. It’s adding value.

I wonder if there’s a German word for when someone objects like this. Can’t quite find it. It might be close to no good deed goes unpunished.

Re: Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

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Post by viscanti »

soperj wrote: post #8
luckylion wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Submitting the original URL is the rule, providing an archived version for the convenience of others is going the extra mile.

Sure, but when the last 10 comments made are archive links on submitted articles, it seems like it's just an account to farm internet points. I guess I just don't understand what the point is?

It really grinds my gears when people do helpful things, like posting the link to read an article. Don't they know they're inflating internet points?

Re: Can Tokyo’s charms be replicated elsewhere?

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Post by klyrs »

soperj wrote: post #8
luckylion wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Submitting the original URL is the rule, providing an archived version for the convenience of others is going the extra mile.

Sure, but when the last 10 comments made are archive links on submitted articles, it seems like it's just an account to farm internet points. I guess I just don't understand what the point is?

It's a public service. Why have you only considered selfish intent?
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