Why I “thumbs down” things I like

I love StumbleUpon; there’s no denying that. If I’m bored, or just fancy something different, I hit the Stumble button on my browser and something fresh pops up. It’s great – because I’ve been thinking lately how boring the net is these days. I remember in the mid-90s the Internet was a magical place. I remember seeing my first flash animation and being amazed… but it’s getting harder and harder to find good stuff online. Stumble changes that.But here’s the thing; the same (good) material is duplicated several times online and keeps coming up in Stumble again and again. So, despite the fact that I really enjoy Dilbert, I’ve started giving it the thumbs-down. It gets a thumbs-up first time I see it, obviously, but every time after that? Thumbs-down for you.

Did you enjoy “Minesweeper – the movie”? Yeh, me too, but only the first time. “Python programming tips”? Well, I can only use the same tips one time. And there’s loads of other stuff that keeps coming up again and again. Come on folks, even if you do like something, only give it the thumbs-up once. Honestly, it gets really boring seeing the same thing coming up again and again.

~ by geekspeek on October 9, 2007.