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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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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If youre really into that, you should have signed up at Beehaw. They have downvotes disabled.

Personally, Imma keep doing it. Not because Im petty. But if I really disagree with something, I feel like it helps me avoid replying with something stupid or hurtful.

[–] somedude@lemmy.ninja 12 points 1 year ago

Downvotes really shouldn’t be for comments or submissions that you disagree with, but for anything that does not add to the conversation. Reddit started off with this guideline too, but at some point votes turned into agree/disagree.

[–] TeryVeneno@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually did lol, that was supposed to be my main but since they defederated from lemmy.world I’ve been using this account more. I may switch back once they refederate but for now this is my main.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah such dumb move on their part.