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What's your opinion on downvotes? (kbin.social)
submitted 1 year ago by ThatOneKirbyMain2568@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social
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I've seen a good bit of debate on Kbin surrounding downvotes, so what are your thoughts? Should they exist? Should they be shown separately? Should you be able to see who downvoted?

I personally like downvotes and especially like that they're shown separately. You're able to get a much better idea of how people feel about something, and you can more easily express a minority opinion. Of course, there are downsides (e.g., brigades), but I think the pros outweigh the cons.

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[–] Gordon_Freeman@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I fail to understand why people dislike them and why sites remove them.

Imagine giving a fuck about strangers on the internet disliking you...

[–] Blakerboy777@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@Gordon_Freeman

@ThatOneKirbyMain2568 they only work if people care about it, so double edged sword.

[–] ContentConsumer9999@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

The poster doesn't need to care about it. Just the ones looking at the posts to see which ones are a waste of time. Hell, the algorithm might already be doing that anyways so even they don't need to care about it.