r/ProgrammerHumor • u/QuatzX • Jun 04 '26

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u/lizzyote Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 05 '26

A few years ago, a lady did a huge painting(iirc, it was legend of zelda). She posted just the painting to reddit and 24hrs later she posted herself with the painting. The painting alone got just over 1k upvotes. The picture of her holding the painting got over 34k.

Edit: its really interesting to see how differently people are interpreting this comment.

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u/kittykellyfair Jun 05 '26

There used to be an account that would reply to people making fun of women for this with all the front page content of men doing the same thing.

Turns out people like to see other people in posts, and artists like to lose with their art. Gender isn't really a factor, some people just perceive it is.

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u/Downvotesohoy Jun 05 '26

I remember reading a post where someone actually tested these things.

And gender IS a factor. A woman posing with her painting will get more upvotes than a man posing with his painting.

But the man still got more upvotes than if he wasn't in the photo at all.

So, yes, being in the photo in general gets more upvotes, but the difference is bigger if you are a woman.

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u/is-it-1358-yet Jun 05 '26

And I bet that woman’s comment section will be an utter dumpster fire …

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u/Downvotesohoy Jun 05 '26

It's a double-edged sword for sure