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Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say (github.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by rimu@piefed.social to c/fediverse@lemmy.world
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Probably better to post in the github issue rather than replying here.

https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/4967

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[–] pulaskiwasright@lemmy.ml 46 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Without downvotes, you get Twitter where even obvious rage bait drowns out everything. Downvotes aren’t perfect, but they’re much better than not having them.

[–] SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Microblogs and threaded forums are completely different platforms with completely different issues

Additionally, there is no underlying algorithm deciding content on your behalf here like there is on Twitter. And we all know those algorithms favor rage bait. Not having down votes doesn’t change that in the slightest. If anything informs the algorithm more. They don’t care about what you like or dislike, they just want engagement at all costs.