Comment on Flood of vibe-coded/slopware spam?
punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 19 hours agoLooks like your comment is receiving downvotes just fine…
Maybe this thread is a lesson in how downvotes have a purpose and why instances turning them off is silly puritanical nonsense that serves to aid bad content more than anything else it purports to achieve.
Telorand@reddthat.com 18 hours ago
On your instance, yes. Those downvotes get dropped on my side, so I can’t see them, and neither can anyone else on a non-downvote instance. My proposal would address the issue of slop for everyone, whereas downvote proponents are just saying, “Yeah, well my way is better. Lemmy is only for people who do it my way.”
If this thread is a lesson in anything, it’s that the bad habits of Reddit carried over, and people are so fucking lazy, they can’t be bothered to click the report button.
punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 16 hours ago
If anything you’re the one being obtuse and saying your way is better and that people must adapt to your way. Downvotes are the default behaviour of the software and the “reddit-like” experience of Lemmy
Telorand@reddthat.com 12 hours ago
If better means “more inclusive,” then yes. It’s better. Did I say to stop downvoting? No. Did I tell people to abandon their downvoting-enabled instances? No (though have a look and see how I’ve been told multiple times to leave mine).
Dunno why people are hellbent on excluding people who don’t want optional downvotes when non-optional reporting exists.
But do go on about how I’m excluding the poor instances with downvotes by recommending an inclusive action that they also benefit from.