You shouldn’t downvote just because you disagree. You should vote based on whether it’s productive content.
I disagree. Downvoting is essential for Lemmy. I often disagree with something and it’s right to have a democratic vote on topics.
catloaf@lemm.ee 1 week ago
_cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
How is downvoting essential? It doesn’t do shit.
FrostyTrichs@crazypeople.online 1 week ago
That’s fine, but removing downvoting doesn’t prevent the discussion. It curbs drive-by negativity which is a good thing IMO.
Obviously everyone is free to disagree with things. It should be more than absentmindedly hitting a down arrow though. Others obviously feel differently. Thankfully both exist on Lemmy.
Snowpix@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Also helps identify trolls and bad actors at a glance if you don’t already have them tagged as such.
DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Unless there’s been a bunch of downvote manipulation going on, as in the case of OP’s example (and which I was the target of).
Snowpix@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Oh, don’t play the victim. Everyone knows who you really are.
DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today 1 week ago
Not playing the victim. I’m merely stating that vote manipulation is bad, regardless who is on the receiving end. (I didn’t start this thread, I just happen to be an example used in it.)
Organic downvoting me is fine–I get plenty of those. Setting up bots/instances to manipulate downvotes isn’t fine though, because it hurts Lemmy as a whole. They won’t just stop at me, they can start attacking other users or even you. Not cool.
Which is the topic of the thread.