I don’t have a strong opinion on whether or not downvotes should be used to signal disagreement but I don’t think there’s much point in debating that because that’s how they are used. It seems like the only options are coming to terms with that or not using sites that have the option to downvote. I really don’t think it’s that big of a deal though. If someone doesn’t know how to disagree with others without it ruining their day then they need to learn that skill anyway.
Comment on X weighs adding a downvote button to replies — but it doesn't want to emulate Reddit
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months agoBecause if downvotes are used to express disagreement then all it does is sort by “things most people agree on.” Is that how most forums and communities should operate to you? Do you believe that’s how we should sort things? If so then I simply disagree with that notion and there’s not much more to say. If you don’t, then there’s your answer.
krashmo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
It’s totally worth debating it because we could simply not have downvotes or at least hide vote scores. That changes people’s behavior demonstrably.
krashmo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I disagree. Have I ruined your mood now or do I have to actually downvote you for it to work?
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I can see we’re well past the point of productivity then. Have a good weekend.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I’m going to jump in and say that the real question isn’t “is the disagree button bad” the real question is, “is the disagree button worse than not having it”?
I don’t use downvote to disagree. I know some people do. But on Lemmy I’ve seen so many times awful comments with positive up notes bc no o e is downloading and hiding them
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
That’s not really the question either. The question is “why do we have a downvote button and what do we hope it accomplishes?”
If your goal is to have an agree/disagree button, then power to you because that is how it is used. But a lot of people, not just myself, don’t want that.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I disagree with “that is how it will be used” because that is not the only way people use it. Self-moderation is more of a pro than agree/disagree is a con.
bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Self moderation clearly isn’t working if you ask me