There are no karma totals like on Reddit but people still do take fake internet points seriously.
With that being said some instances will remove the option to down vote to “prevent” this kind of thing.
Comment on We are seeing some vote manipulation
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Hmm, looks suss.
I read a comment somewhere recently that the upvotes and downvotes don’t really do anything on Lemmy.
If thats the case, is their seeming coordination for downvoting having a meaningful effect?
slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Gorgritch_umie_killa@aussie.zone 3 months ago
I don’t take fake internet points seriously! Who would do that!
I’ve barely even noticed that both the people who have replied to my comment have a higher upvote total than me.
Nope, i don’t care at all!
Not on iota!
Okay, maybe a little… /j :p
slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I browse by new so most posts I see are 1-5 votes either way.
Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 3 months ago
Votes 100% matter in Lemmy. It certainly affects the ‘hot’ sort type which many use.
FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
It affects literally every sort type except new