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Anon browses Lemmy (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know this isn't the traditional greentext 
but I'm doing this on Lemmy anyways

> Browse Lemmy
> See progressive political post
> See comments
> See Anti-nazi comment
> 100 something upvotes, 1 downvote

Alright, who's the fascist among us?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

sigh I thought we'd learnt this by now.

Repeat after me:

Upvoting a post is a signal that the post is good content, not that you endorse the content

Downvoting a post is a signal that the post is abusive, spammy, trolling, or otherwise bad, not that you personally disapprove

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

The purpose of a system is what it does.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

While you're correct, you gotsta know that's now how people use it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

As far as changing how users use up/downvotes, I can see two methods. The expedient method is admin banning “abusers,” and that would cause a monumental shitshow. Forcing the issue is just going to kill an instance. Admin posts and continuous calls to action, on the other hand, would elicit ironic downvoters but has a chance of gradually shifting attitudes. Honestly doesn't seem worth the grief either way.