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Their wordsIt’s repeated interactions that drive trust, you see, and we behave well because we expect to be treated well in the future.
Their wordsThe bigger the forum, the worse behavior problems get, as people splinter into smaller social groups, and only care about their reputations within that group.
Our reading
Downvotes and other negative-reputation systems make online behaviour worse rather than better.
Their wordsDownvoting and other forms of negative feedback reputation systems, lead to bad social behavior.
Their wordsThis matters because all of these lessons, which are well-established across many fields, are routinely ignored by social media designers.