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.

  • NewNewAccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
    52·
    22 hours ago

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

    • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8·
      21 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
        2·
        8 hours 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
        4·
        20 hours ago

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

        • DanWolfstone@leminal.spaceEnglish
          4·
          17 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.