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LOL. Tell them that downvotes and upvotes don't mean shit here on lemmy. They can take that dystopian bullshit back to reddit.
It's true the downvotes have a lot less power here and it's awesome.
I think they have zero power here. You can even hide them if you want on some apps. Only thing I can think of is that they show how many people didn't like what you said. That's about it.
Did upvotes or downvotes ever matter on Reddit? Never did for me but maybe y’all know something I don’t
down votes take you down the chain in reddit so you can basically be downvoted to where no one would see what you wrote. If they had a brigade they could take you out of a conversation
I thought that people wouldn't be able to post anymore when they hit the negative, but that was kind of a rarity. Also, people there used that shit out of spite at times.
My instance doesn't allow or federate downvotes lol
If I post something that ruffles loads of feathers, I'd never know unless someone challenged or opened my eyes to an alternative view... because my instance only shows me the upvotes 😅
Agreed