What if you could give people lurve in real life?

Assuming you dont have douches that game the system(as you will always have) i would like to think it would make society more productive and helpful. I mean look at this forum vs other online forums.

If it is implemented exactly like in Fluther I do not see any significant benefit we can get from it. The amount of lurve someone can fool others to think differently from what he really is. It could not be use as a tool to desrcibe someone. Human are greedy and they will exploit this for their own good.

If it was like fluther, you wouldn’t actually know who loves the person, you would only know that the person is loved.

I say it wouldn’t change a thing in the real world. A lot of good people get no love when they’re surrounded by idiots.

Hmm. I tend to see lurve as an indication of how long someone has been here, not as a way of saying who is good or smart or something.

I do like my own lurve, because it says people appreciate what I say. Of course, I also feel bad, because people don’t appreciate what I say nearly as often as I would like. On the other hand, at least I’m not getting no lurve.

In any case, I really like that aspect, because I never know what people like about me in the real world. It would be nice to know.

Where I work, we have a board on the wall that track our call volume, ingoing and outgoing. It started because of one worker who was very lazy and didn’t do much during the day except bring the morale of the whole department down. It was supposed to light a fire under her butt so she would do her job, but it kind of backfired for some time. When it was first installed, people started getting very competitive, and stole other’s calls. It was a mess!! ( I am very proud to say that my numbers are consistantly the highest, BTW. Forgive the brag)

I think if people walked around in everyday life with that type of scoreboard, it would cause a similar reaction, and much misery.

Mm. But wouldn’t there be less competition, just by virtue of the fact that it’s not based on any finite resource (like call volume)?

@bodyhead – It’s possible that the system would gain more importance over time, even if it didn’t change anything immediately.

I wonder, would it help to also have a record of a person’s lurve points? It would mean having to trawl through a lot of data, but you could see whether someone got a lot of lurve by saying idiotic things to equally idiotic people, or for, say, writing a symphony. Maybe some sort of search engine installed in your brain would help? GoogleBrain? =]

Doesn’t real life kinda give lurve anyway? Good people, generous people, smart people, funny people, clever people – don’t they tend to have more friends? Smart people, hardworking people, dedicated people – don’t they tend to be promoted and do better at work?

@syz: you would be surprised at how many idiots get better jobs than the finest individuals. cough cough george bush cough cough

Um, good point.

I’m sure that would make this place, a better place to live in :)

It’d be nice to see what the lurve was for. If there were categories, say Humor, Intelligence, Spiritual, Kind, etc. It would help you know immediately if the person is someone you’d like to A) Get to know better B) Hang out and have a beer with C) Rely on in times of need D) Have as a teacher or mentor.

@Hobbes I’m not sure… look at how many questions have been asked concerning lurve Alot of them seem to be looking for more points.

I lurve everyone equally so I would dispense it freely and without abandon. To know me is to lurve me. :o)

Wouldn’t it be a bit like giving positive feedback, kudos or praise? I know I try to remember to do that whenever it’s called for – and at work it’s a part of the routine.

@wild: The difference is we would be able to see the feedback. That might make a difference as to how we interact with people.

If the lurve involved totally random groping, now THAT would make it interesting. Cmere, richardhenry, time for your lurve. hee hee

It would be creepy to have someone run up to me and paste a lopsided construction-paper heart on my face.