If you want to vote, you have to comment.

It encourages dialog and discourages horde mentality voting.

Edit: Judging from the number of downvotes, my opinion is very popular. My apologies 😅

  • @DandomRude
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    18 months ago

    I agree. But unfortunately it’s utopian to assume that the majority of users would go through the trouble to justify their downvotes (or upvotes) - that’s simply too much to ask, even of Lemmy. People here are like everywhere else: they want to be entertained and express their opinion, but under no circumstances do they want to take any effort because that would be too time-consuming and therefore unreasonable. For most people, this is all that they are ever willig to contribute to the Internet. Not too much if you ask me, but apperently it’s enough for any Social Media Site. Your Post is a good example: Noone explained why they disagree but they still downvote your post and think themselfs very smart for it. It’s sad imo.