Comment on What's going on with the downvote button?
UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 11 months agoIt matters that if there’s an option to upvote, there should be an option to downvote. Why have only one? What is the point of some instances having just one of them while others have both? I don’t care about points but I like to see how controversial something is when I read comments.
1984@lemmy.today 11 months ago
Upvotes are not abused and doesn’t make people feel like shit.
The lack of upvotes is a much nicer way to handle the situation.
UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Today I commented on something and got 12 upvotes. Clearly, people liked my take. I also got 12 downvotes on the same comment and that provided a reality check - my take is agreeable to some, disagreeable to others. Then of course I have to take into account all the users in all instances that don’t allow downvotes. How many people disagree with me that can’t let me know without replying? Do I need to rethink my stance on that particular position or should I just double down on it because 12 people liked it?
1984@lemmy.today 11 months ago
That’s an example of when it’s useful, but you probably understand the downsides of it also.
UnknownQuantity@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A knife can cut onion, that’s an upside. A knife can cut my finger, that’s a downside. How do we make a knife that can cut onion but not my finger?