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		Estragon on March 17, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Richard Feynman on getting laid: "You Just Ask The... The principle is to minimize the reward from spam.

glhaynes on March 17, 2010 [–]

So shouldn't we just downvote the ones that are spammy -- those that make the conversation worse instead of better?

branden on March 17, 2010 | [–]

Shouldn't making the conversation better be its own incentive?

glhaynes on March 17, 2010 | | [–]

People do things because of a broad variety of motivations. Often because of a combination of motivations. If it's helping and not hurting, who cares?

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