Comment on X weighs adding a downvote button to replies — but it doesn't want to emulate Reddit
ccunning@lemmy.world 6 months agoDownvotes were one of my favorite features of Reddit.
Some stupid shit doesn’t deserve discussion and is best off being shut down.
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
That’s not how it plays out though that’s my entire point.
ccunning@lemmy.world 6 months ago
For the most part it is how it plays out.
There may be exceptions but the benefits far outweigh the downsides.
Even just lurking on mastodon is frustrating because there is nothing to be done about trolls but engage or ignore and we all know folks can’t help but engage; it’s trolls raison d’être.
I generally assume those complaining about downvotes existing are frustrated trolls.
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Source?
ccunning@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I don’t think Reddit is user-centric enough for deplatforming to be useful.