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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

...until the majority gets smaller and smaller after a group gets pushed out.

[–]beermeem 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I'm fairly certain that you have no idea what I just said.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Feeling's mutual. ...but let me clarify.

You said tyranny of the "majority", even if it start out as a majority representative of society, the downvote system and other things associated with it, will consistently push a minority away. Then you're left still with a majority of people, which will them push a minority of it away, and so on. Until you have a majority of users who don't represent the majority of people.

[–]beermeem 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

yes, exactly