Comment on Especially on Lemmy

• 1984@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I guess they are a signal of disapproval, but its better to be honest and say what you think then to try and get liked in very post.

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• stoly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It can inhibit participation. A lot of people automatically downvote anyone with a negative score and upvote anyone with a positive score because of the peer pressure or something. It’s how the brigading and triple digit downvotes often get started.

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• EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  To be fair, it could have a negative impact on whether or not new users or lurkers get involved.

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