Alright, I'm gonna "take one for the team" -- what is with the "downvote-happy" users lately?

Title. “lmao internet points” and all, but what is the point of participating in a community that sees assumptions and other commonly non-harmful commentaries/posts as “bad” this easily? Do folks in here are really that needy of self-validation, even if it means seeking such from something completely insignificant like internet points? I mean, if I wanted to have a “stepping on eggs” experience with someone (i.e “one false step, and everything breaks apart”), I’d look for a random chick to meet in a bar.

That, or “we reddit now”.

HouseWolf,

Gonna guess it’s just a carry over from Reddit, Even if it doesn’t contribute anything to your account people will still do it because the option is there and it’s a habit they built.

Honestly not fully sure how the points system worked on Reddit either.

Damaskox,
@Damaskox@kbin.social avatar

something completely insignificant like internet points

Nothing has any value until someone gives value to something.
I give value to my reputation points - it's a force that drives me further into coming up with and posting content 😁 And sometimes I enjoy comparing my points to someone else!
I started fediverse with Lemmy but moved to kbin pretty much because of the reputation system being here.

Don't get me wrong though - I don't care that much about downvoting and I don't let it affect negatively on my behavior. At the end of the day, regarding other people in the Internet has more value to me than Internet points 😌

Grant_M,
@Grant_M@lemmy.ca avatar

Got my upvote for the heck of it

willya,
@willya@lemmyf.uk avatar

Lurkers browsing All.

Dio,
@Dio@lemy.lol avatar

True and all. I don’t post content but I comment what I want and ignore the soggy nappies leaving me down votes. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

ProgrammingSocks,

I downvote posts that are arrogantly wrong. Really not much else unless it’s not relevant to the group at all.

GreyFalcon,

I vote down stuff I don’t want to read. Nothing more than that.

bartolomeo,
@bartolomeo@suppo.fi avatar

After reading the comments and looking at how much each has been up/downvoted, I have no fucking idea.

Potatofish,

Pathetic humans trying to keep their religious, political, etc ideals at the top. There isn’t enough content or comments in Lemmy for it to matter.

Helix,

Who cares, I don’t display them and am happier than you while doing it

someguy3,

Lemmy is a fickle place.

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