Today after updating Voyager the downvote button was gone. What is the reason for removing it? Is lemmy going the way of YouTube?
Today after updating Voyager the downvote button was gone. What is the reason for removing it? Is lemmy going the way of YouTube?
Upvotes are not abused and doesn’t make people feel like shit.
The lack of upvotes is a much nicer way to handle the situation.
It’s similar to real life, where you give compliments to people you like but you try to avoid people you don’t like. Focus on what you like, not what you don’t like.
Today I commented on something and got 12 upvotes. Clearly, people liked my take. I also got 12 downvotes on the same comment and that provided a reality check - my take is agreeable to some, disagreeable to others. Then of course I have to take into account all the users in all instances that don’t allow downvotes. How many people disagree with me that can’t let me know without replying? Do I need to rethink my stance on that particular position or should I just double down on it because 12 people liked it?
That’s an example of when it’s useful, but you probably understand the downsides of it also.
A knife can cut onion, that’s an upside. A knife can cut my finger, that’s a downside. How do we make a knife that can cut onion but not my finger?
In this case, I don’t need the knife. Problem solved.
Sometimes you give up things because of bad side effects you don’t want to have.
Maybe you want them, which is fine.