I have never been an "online community first" person. The internet is how I stay in touch with people I met in real life. I'm not a "tweet comments at celebrities" guy. I was never funny enough to be the funniest person on Twitter. So when Twitter was accidentally purchased

It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

      • WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldEnglish
        91·
        19 hours ago

        PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes you give, displays that on your profile and if you downvote too much it takes away your downvote button. That happened to me after a weekend of use. This is Lemmy. There’s a lot here that needs downvoting.

        • NewNewAccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
          52·
          16 hours ago

          Are you downvoting to disagree or are you downvoting because it’s not contributing to the conversation?

          • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            7·
            15 hours ago

            This question shows the inherent flaw with putting any value beyond the function of voting, which is just list ranking.

            • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              1·
              1 hour ago

              Some instances would say down voting at all is inherently flawed, and it is healthier to accomplish ranking by upvoting and moderation alone.

            • NewNewAccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              14 hours ago

              As soon as it becomes infeasible to read every comment, downvoting to disagree creates echo chambers and encourages groupthink.

              • DanWolfstone@leminal.spaceEnglish
                3·
                10 hours ago

                I find the same, though I, and I hope others, use it as an “I agree/this adds to the conversation” button and downvotes exclusively as a “this doesnt add to the conversation or is misinformation” button. I also appreciate seeing the down votes rather than an aggregated score.