• @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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        21 month ago

        I suggest the personal firmware update of stopping caring about downvotes. Then they just become interesting data points.

        • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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          21 month ago

          I dont personally care about downvotes, but those data points sure do shake my faith in humanity sometimes.

          • @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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            01 month ago

            If I get downvotes without any reply, I generally assume I’ve angered some trogdolytes, similar to getting replies full of vitriol.

            Which has helped with my own urges to rage reply.

            • @EatATaco@lemm.ee
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              21 month ago

              Yeah for me it’s less that I rage about getting downvoted, its just when I see a massive number of downvotes for posts that are simply pointing to the facts, or being logical and rational…and they get a massive number of downvotes because it contradicts the circlejerk or what people want to be true.

              • @Buddahriffic@lemmy.world
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                01 month ago

                Yeah, though on the bright side, it’s not nearly as bad here as Reddit was. Based on votes and replies, it seemed like a non-trivial amount of people on there didn’t have much skill in the reading comprehension or persuasion department.