When you upvote a story on reddit about some issue you deeply care about, that tricks your brain into thinking that you have done something about it.
It is the same problem that announcing your goals makes you less likely to achieve them, because you already see yourself as a person who has accomplished that.
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When you upvote a story on reddit about some issue you deeply care about, that tricks your brain into thinking that you have done something about it.
It is the same problem that announcing your goals makes you less likely to achieve them, because you already see yourself as a person who has accomplished that.
Related: http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_keep_your_goals_to_you... (one of Derek Sivers' TED talks)