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Neither do words, or little magnetic particles lain down nicely on a polymer disc, until people decide they mean something.
I don’t think anybody decided that an upvote count of 1 means anything.
Turns out he is a knob, I'll follow his lead and downvote him too
I mean, if it makes them feel better, more power to them. I was just curious about their reason.
Well, I don't think we have decided on a standard meaning for an upvote in the first place, so we do as we like.
In the end, it's all about what makes me feel more satisfied.
I see a blue button, I press it, it goes grey, I'm happy.