Comment on Do you care about up/down votes?
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes, but actually no.
If someone else is downvoted but seems to have posted in good faith or as a joke it means there is probably something I am missing. Maybe they are serious when I think it is a joke, or there is some context that is news to me.
If I have a commwnt that is downvoted significantly (like ten or more down than up, or only down) then I double check to see if I was unclear or maybe a joke didn’t land. Mostly to make sure my intent came though.
If I clarify something and people just don’t agree with it because they don’t see the same nuance then I do think about it a but and come back later to see if maybe I was wrong or everyone else is a dumbass. Most of the time it is me not being clear enough. If they are dumbasses, oh well.
I also feel happy when a good comment gets upvoted to double digits. That is a nice feeling.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 day ago
Thats not what downvotes are.
Downvotes aren’t for disagreeing. Its for misinformation, hate speech, etc.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Keep telling yourself that.
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 day ago
What are you saying?
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Downvotes are frequently used for disagreement no matter what the intended use is supposed to be. Heck, a lot of the time people assume comments are misinformation when the person disagrees. People often upvote misinformation because they agree with it too.