If you are attached to whether you’re attracting downvotes or upvotes you are setting yourself for disappointment for no reason. Just say your thing.
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I agree with you 100%. Have a downvote.
I agree 100%. It just sucks when I go out of my way to post a thoughtfully-worded comment so I can positively contribute to Lemmy, only to have someone nitpick my comment and reply with an "Um, aktshually" and a downvote. The downvote brigading on Lemmy seems even more punitive than it was on Reddit; of course this varies largely depending on the post's subject matter and instance.
You see, the problem is that you're genuinely concerned by virtual points
His problem is that he's wrong.
If I remember the ancient days correctly, you were supposed to downvote incorrect info so it wouldn't appear at the top? You weren't supposed to downvote if you disagreed but if it was wrong info? Am I hallucinating that?
Those were still the rules when I left last year. People will upvote misinformation in the face of proof on there and here on lemmy.
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Anyone still check on Reddit? It's getting pretty conservative over there.
That's something to appreciate about Lemmy. People can destroy you while you hold a position they think is wrong, but as soon as you change your mind they are friendly.
EDIT: usually
Lemmy and most sites are a lot better when you turn off likes/votes/whatever arbitrary number they call it. I don't really give a shit how many people like/dislike something.
I think you’re probably right, but I also suspect that the upvote button avoids a lot of “this” and “you are so right” replies burying the substantive ones. It’s certainly kept me from making low value or redundant replies in the past.
It’s also interesting to occasionally scroll though my post history and see which comments struck a nerve with fellow lemmings. It’s a secondary simplified version of the social interactions and discussions here.
Or your post gets deleted by a mod
My experience on Reddit was the same, but maybe I didn't hang out in the bad spots
Yep, it's one of the most annoying thing about the site.
Yeah, good thing Lemmy is so much... better...
Lemmy isn't immune, I had a recent encounter that rubbed me wrong recently in a redditish way. It's quickly gone downhill here, I'm sure before too long, just like reddit I'll turn to lurk only then go away as the posts themselves become mostly intolerable.
I've been feeling like it's been getting better, not worse. But maybe I'm not engaging in the posts where my thoughts are seen as controversial anymore.
Possibly, it's a shark tank, be positive, never any nuanced opinions, keep swimming forward in the pack and you are ok. Any blood in the water and you get torn apart. Most people are genuinely nice but the amount of terrible and loud people online is frightening and/or depressing.
I can agree with that. I think the discussions in the niche communities are way better than the ones happening at the top of my All feeds so I would encourage anyone to just stick to their favorite communities, understand what is or isn't acceptable there, and just lurk in the big communities.
It's all the toxic moderation thats turning lemmy into reddit 2.0. You can't be blunt because it hurts some removed boy's feelings
It's always the insecure people that give a shit about down votes.
Thanks, u/cumskin_genocide
What's wrong with my username?
> caring about downvotes
mfw when 🥱
yeah thats most of the internet for you.
Unless you're shitposting, or actually on a good topic, it's an absolute clusterfuck of a place.
worldwide skill issue...the devil has a silver tongue