Oh, so you can't see downvotes at all? I thought you just couldn't downvote things yourself, I didn't know you couldn't see them at all.
Sounds nice tbh. The Lemmygrad struggle session elected to keep the downvote, but I think it is not just pointless, but actively detrimental to online discussion.
The only thing I find it useful for is seeing how many libs read just enough of a comment to find out I don't agree with them. Which isn't super useful at all tbh.
Oh, so you can't see downvotes at all? I thought you just couldn't downvote things yourself, I didn't know you couldn't see them at all.
Sounds nice tbh. The Lemmygrad struggle session elected to keep the downvote, but I think it is not just pointless, but actively detrimental to online discussion.
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The only thing I find it useful for is seeing how many libs read just enough of a comment to find out I don't agree with them. Which isn't super useful at all tbh.
agreed. downvotes don't serve any purpose but censoring content. replying is a much better way to show disagreement.
Yeah, it's "censorship via popularity contest"
It's the internet's version of a witch trial, though thankfully far less destructive.
It really supercharged our posting strength too, an unintended benefit since I never thought we'd federate.