[byerley]

Your downvote gripes(a quick check of my profile would show I'm not even capable) are almost as obnoxious as your willful misinterpretation of my my original comment.

I never said Milgram's work was beyond reproach, just that I found the unjustified spin of the original article annoying. Fromm is also making more of a philosophical argument against experimental psychology as a whole. He references Milgram's experiment as "one of the most highly regarded experiments in the field of aggression". I'm not sure why you think it's a biting criticism.

[V-2]

And where did I even say that it was you who downvoted me, huh? :)

And it's not about the downvote as such, it's about the fact that some people are too lazy to write a meaningful reply so they resort to clicking -1 instead whenever they disagree with something, but this degrades the overall quality of a discussion.

And I participate in these discussions to confront myself with other points of view and hopefully learn something interesting, not to collect points. Downvoting takes this away from me and noone benefits from it. If that's an obnoxious approach - well, sorry :)

Maybe you misinterpreted my comment because of my little sarcasm ("Fromm (acclaimed pop psychologist)")? My comment wasn't meant to invalidate your comment though, just to broaden the spectrum - "but here's a critique of Milgram's experiment that comes from another angle, and one that can't be dismissed as pop psychology", that was the intended message. It seems that you took it too personally.

[scott_s]

Please refrain from complaining about downvotes. The community is good about providing corrective upvotes. Just be patient.

[V-2]

I can only reiterate that I never complained about the downvote as such.

I encouraged whoever opposed to my comment to take time to put their stance in words.

I do NOT mind being downvoted at all, as long as it is supported by some argument that helps me to improve my comments.

If someone didn't downvote me, but replied with two words: "Not true", my answer would be exactly the same, so it's not about a downvote.

If I failed to make it clear, I am sorry (English is not my first language).

[scott_s]

I understand what you are saying. However, all of that falls under "don't complain about downvotes." If people have something to say, they will do so. Please don't nag or goad people into replying.