• @Emmie@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        Well same mechanisms work here as on reddit. If something has -1 points it will just start to accumulate more negative points because of the brain shortcuts and probability

        That’s why I have them turned off to not influence my judgment if the comment is interesting or not while still benefitting from upvoting posts for visibility

        The only con is that I don’t see my scores which is a double edged sword because some may upvote/downvote and move on instead of discussing but that is also true with scores.

        I am only here for valuable discussion really. Getting validation from points stopped being fun a while ago. I could just stick to hacker news I guess and maybe I should

        • @SupraMario@lemmy.world
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          22 months ago

          Great way to look at it. The vote system is terrible, as you’re absolutely right, so many people will just keep down voting a comment to pile on and not even read anything.

          • @Emmie@lemm.ee
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            2 months ago

            Thanks, vote system has pros and cons but I am soo tired of the cons.

            • ivy
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              22 months ago

              Hey sorry to profile stalk just didn’t understad your last reply. Unrelated: You should try microblogging! Twitter format is okay with big char limits and all right wingers banned! I can recommend some instances 🥺