• ccunning@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Downvotes were one of my favorite features of Reddit.

    Some stupid shit doesn’t deserve discussion and is best off being shut down.

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        5 months ago

        For the most part it is how it plays out.

        There may be exceptions but the benefits far outweigh the downsides.

        Even just lurking on mastodon is frustrating because there is nothing to be done about trolls but engage or ignore and we all know folks can’t help but engage; it’s trolls raison d’être.

        I generally assume those complaining about downvotes existing are frustrated trolls.

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          5 months ago

          For the most part it is how it plays out

          We seem to be coming to very different conclusions and neither of us is providing a source so lol

          I will say this, deplatforming has proven to be consistently the most powerful tool. Down votes do not stop incessant bullshit, only removing the people who do and in the content itself has proven effective.

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                  5 months ago

                  It’s completely relevant. You are arguing that the purpose of down voting is to get rid of the noise/misinformation/dumb stuff/generally unwanted content. I am saying there are better options.

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                    4 months ago

                    How does any of that help against users who derail discussions with rage-bait or offensive but just this side of bannable comments?