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Do you think lurve attracts ebay types who like to build up positive feedback?

Asked by Ltryptophan (12091points) June 12th, 2011

Lurve reminds me of the feedback score on ebay. Do you think that there are maybe a disproportionate number of 100% Positive Feedback ebay users among the fluther ranks who are attracted to another shiny number badge?

I believe I am an example of this phenomenon.

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ANef_is_Enuf's avatar

I’m not really one to do Ebay, but on the rare occasion that I do I would be crushed to receive a negative feedback.
So I don’t know if it necessarily applies specifically to Ebay (or maybe it does), but your theory definitely suits my personality. I strove for straight A’s in school, and I definitely appreciate positive feedback. I could probably admit that anything that “verifies” that “hey, this person is pretty ok!” makes me feel content.

jaytkay's avatar

Since eBay involves money and physically shipping items around, I don’t equate them myself. I guess I like getting lurve for a particular question or answer. It’s interesting to find how my ideas align with the crowd (or not). But I don’t care about the total. I would re-set mine to zero if I could. Yes I am aware of the zen option

Michael_Huntington's avatar

A++++! Would reply again! Thread is in good condition!

Jeruba's avatar

Not particularly. But I do think that all of us are inclined to generalize from ourselves to others where we feel a kinship, and that can lead us into a false sense of commonality.

Or maybe I just think we’re so inclined because I think I am, and I’m falsely generalizing.

_zen_'s avatar

I lol’d at the zen option.

wundayatta's avatar

I have never bought or sold anything on Ebay. I would also question the relationship between lurve and positive feedback. Lurve is given fairly randomly, I think.

SpatzieLover's avatar

No.
I could care less about my lurve…but as an ebay seller, I do concern myself with my feedback rating.

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