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Post upvotes are like github stars (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 2 months ago by mryessir@lemmy.sdf.org to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Which - to me - is a good thing.

Do not know what downvotes are.

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[-] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

Most commenters comment multiple times while engaging with others in the comments section.

[+] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world -44 points 2 months ago

Semi-tangential. Every time I get downvoted, I move an inch closer to the exit door of this community.

I'm talking about comments rather than posts, of course. And it should go without saying that the comments in question do not contain factual errors or even rudeness. Just pure opinion, expressed civilly.

Downvoting is, almost always, poisonous behavior in an online community. It is just as poisonous as saying "Shut up" to someone in a real-life social situation.

IMO the corporate social networks get this fact better than the literalist geeky types and other well-meaning idealists to be found in this forum.

[-] Fleur__@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago

Yeah I'm always confused by the people who are like the downvote button is for off topic discussions. Like no that's reporting and functionally the downvote button is the "I had a negative reaction to this button" and the up vote is the "I had a positive reaction to this button"

Personally I don't downvote anyone because it just feels petty and pointless. Some of my favorite comments have loads of downvotes and to me it just makes whatever dumb shit I said funnier

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