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My lived experience doesn’t care what the downvotes say (many here are privileged, after all), and it is only a matter of time imo unless something is done abou
by celdon25 4mo ago
My lived experience doesn’t care what the downvotes say (many here are privileged, after all), and it is only a matter of time imo unless something is done about the industry to change course.
- girvo 4mo ago> unless something is done about the industry to change course There will be no change of course, sadly.
- himata4113 4mo agoI see karma as form of a currency to afford getting downvoted. I actually don't mind the downvotes especially when it's followed by a comment on why. Helps me see parts I've missed.
- tux3 4mo agoI wouldn't internalize that idea too much. In a lot of countries traffic fines are a fixed amount, so some people feel like they don't have to respect traffic rules since they can afford to just pay the fine. It's one way to process the negative feeling of being fined. But it doesn't really make the roads safer.
- himata4113 4mo agoGoes both ways, if you're afraid of getting downvoted you might never find out that people actually agree with you, same goes with traffic tickets sometimes they don't make sense especially related to parking in crowded cities and ebikes, as long as you're not an asshole about it it's fine.
- incompatible 4mo agoI find the downvotes excessive for this kind of thing. They are basically a censorship mechanism, enough downvotes and a comment will basically disappear. I've used it about twice since I got the ability several years ago, and both times it was somebody promoting a Trump-related conspiracy theory.
- himata4113 4mo agobad takes usually cap at around ~2-3, horrible takes or spam go all the way to -5 and die.
- incompatible 4mo agoMaybe in some cases it stalemates at this 2-3 point, people downvoting because they disagree and people seeing it turn grey and upvoting.