• sgtlighttree@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Isn’t that what was specified in the original reddiquette? Downvote to maintain quality, but not to disagree?

    • Stoneykins [any]@mander.xyz
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      11 months ago

      This is silly though, isn’t it? Most people think most things that they disagree with are low quality by nature of being something they disagree with.

      Whatever was intended for them, IMO upvotes and downvotes work because everyone just uses them however they want, and the sum total of everyone doing that averages out to a somewhat passable quality sorting system. Trying to tell people how to use their upvotes and downvotes is just yelling into the wind.

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      11 months ago

      Yes, that’s more than likely where I first learned about it.

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        11 months ago

        I’m kinda glad we downvote the things we disagree with. Whether on topic or not, shit opinions don’t deserve to be displayed with the same prominence as reasonable opinions.

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          11 months ago

          And that’s how a community become an echo chamber. Also assuming any opinion you agree with is reasonable and those you disagree with is shitty is silly…