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Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Hmm, looks suss.

I read a comment somewhere recently that the upvotes and downvotes don’t really do anything on Lemmy.

If thats the case, is their seeming coordination for downvoting having a meaningful effect?

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Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Votes 100% matter in Lemmy. It certainly affects the ‘hot’ sort type which many use.

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- FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  It affects literally every sort type except new
  
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slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
There are no karma totals like on Reddit but people still do take fake internet points seriously.
With that being said some instances will remove the option to down vote to “prevent” this kind of thing.

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- Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I don’t take fake internet points seriously! Who would do that!
  
  I’ve barely even noticed that both the people who have replied to my comment have a higher upvote total than me.
  
  Nope, i don’t care at all!
  
  Not on iota!
  
  Okay, maybe a little… /j :p
  
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  - slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    I browse by new so most posts I see are 1-5 votes either way.
    
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