Downvotes = “I disagree” or “this is bad and you should feel bad”? - eviltoast

I think I’ve settled on the latter. Disagreement is maybe best communicated by the absence of an upvote? And downvotes work best when they signal something that is just off base, and while not reportable, is not appreciated at a broad cultural level.

  • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    This is kind of why, I feel like it is a bad thing. People can’t vote normally or are afraid to do so in a way.

    Some won’t use the vote system to avoid possible trouble (arguments, downvoting back etc).

    I personally have started to care way less about the upvote and downvote stuff. Reddit made it clear to me that it means nothing.

    It just internet points and if something goes wrong, it’s all gone anyway.