Yeah but if someone gets points, they’re more likely to post again.
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raptir@lemm.ee 10 months ago
This isn’t Reddit, there’s no account-wide tracking of special Internet points to worry about.
WoodenDing@lemm.ee 10 months ago
tomi000@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And why would you encourage that if you dont want t the stuff they post?
mikeboltonshair@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Only if they are have no self esteem and need validation from strangers, upvotes are mostly fluff, downvotes when not abused are the better way of doing things
Someone says the earth is flat… downvote, someone says I wonder why they think like that let’s try and understand why they think like that doesn’t deserve a downvote, but with the current online echo chambers on both sides these are how downvotes are used
Stoneykins@mander.xyz 10 months ago
Nah, getting a dopamine hit is the standard human reaction to getting approval, and upvotes are basically distilled approval. You can pretend you are “tough” and don’t care about “validation from strangers” but normal people get a sense of satisfaction and a desire to repeat it when they post something online that is well received.
Hell, that emotional reaction is the entire motivating factor that keeps every social media site full of fresh content. People want to be liked.
mikeboltonshair@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yeah you are right I’m not immune to our biological hardwiring it’s not a me being tough thing however, not everyone is equally affected by it.
I don’t have social media as I don’t see value in it, also if my comments get downvoted to shit or upvoted I don’t really care because these things aren’t real life to me
Even in real life if someone praises me for doing a good job it’s a nice thing to do for sure but I don’t actually care about getting praise especially from strangers, if it’s someone I know then sure
sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 10 months ago
I just want to encourage to post and keep posting.
hypelightfly@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yes, there is. You have 705 post score and 565 comment score.
tacosplease@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Well. The points are there in the backend, right? I guess you are saying we just shouldn’t worry about them.
I liked being able to look at someone’s comment history and karma score to determine if they were a troll. Also liked how many subreddits wouldn’t let you post until you had a bit of positive karma in the sub.
ryo@lemmy.eco.br 10 months ago
It’s about scoring to help sorting through content that’s relevant, not a competition for points.
raptir@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Yeah, that was my point.