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Has anyone else been trying to break their reddit-era habit of downvoting? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by TeryVeneno@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I used to downvote fairly often on Reddit as a sign to disagree or to push down really disgusting bigoted comments. And to be honest, it became a habit to just downvote without replying. However, now that I’m on lemmy and not Reddit I’ve been actively trying to not instantly downvote things and instead move on or take the time to reply. Has anyone else been trying to do this?

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I’m not much of a downvoter, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with you downvoting a lot.

Downvotes are a key feature of this kind of thing, and lots of people have argued lack of a “I vote to suppress this content” feature in facebook is why it’s such a haven for conspiracy theories and crazy nonsense.

A good feedback and control system needs actuators in both directions. The downvote button is a valuable tool and I am totally happy to hear about you using it a lot.

If you don’t mind my asking, why are you trying to make this change? What do you think might be wrong with it, for you?