Today after updating Voyager the downvote button was gone. What is the reason for removing it? Is lemmy going the way of YouTube?

  • UnknownQuantity@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year 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?

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      1 year ago

      That’s an example of when it’s useful, but you probably understand the downsides of it also.

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        1 year 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?

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          1 year ago

          In this case, I don’t need the knife. Problem solved.

          Sometimes you give up things because of bad side effects you don’t want to have.

          Maybe you want them, which is fine.