Today after updating Voyager the downvote button was gone. What is the reason for removing it? Is lemmy going the way of YouTube?

  • Arxir@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I disagree. There is rarely a relevance for like/dislike and all upvotes and downvotes are, should be viewed as and used as indicators of relevance.

    Upvote what you find relevant/interesting, not what you like.

    Downvote what you find irrelevant to the community or what uses language that you find inappropriate for that community, not what you don’t like.

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        1 year ago

        I assume you mean, that you disagree with my idea. In this case I find it a somewhat valid use of a downvote within the system that I outlined. But if everyone downvotes what they disagree with, before actually engaging with the content, it turns Lemmy into just another echo chamber.

        • dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          No I think you’re right, but it’s unenforceable and indistinguishable. Being hung up on it is silly IMO. More transparent to just do 2 sets of arrows.

          Sometimes the internet needs to tell you that your content is relevant and also people think you’re s fuckwit :).