this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2023
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[–] Brunbrun6766 66 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Why do you care about up votes and down votes? There is no karma tracking here

[–] MrMusAddict 82 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I don't care about Karma, but to see a 0 after spending an hour on something means that it will not get seen (when I thought people would enjoy it). So in a way it invalidates my effort, and causes me to reevaluate what people would like to see (and, it seems my content may not be it).

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Might be an idea to make your lemmy home on an instance that doesn't allow down votes (those exist). People on other servers might still downvote it, but you won't notice.

In fact, I think I'll go do that myself.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Why should their opinions on your content matter though? You gifted the world a meme, if they reject it thats their call. Who should be embarrassed, the person who gifts $100 or the person who rejects the $100 gift? You do you man

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Don't fret too much, plenty of people browse by new on lemmy. You can be sure several people actually saw your downvoted memes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Exactly, you feel like you waisted your time. You feel kinda empty…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

@MrMusAddict I get that. Aside from replies, boosts and upvotes are the only other way to tell someone walked by and thought “hey I like or dislike that”.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My dude, you have tons of upvotes. You’re doing great! Why so hard on yourself??

(I, for one, do like karma. And…you may want to sit down for this, folks…Lemmy has karma)

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Posting a meme and getting no upvotes, is basically like making a joke and no one but you laughs about it. Shit hurts.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it means people dislike it, for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Try again. It might have just been unlucky

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Or the downvote isn't a statement about your post itself. Let's take some post about Vladidick Pussyn and his little special desaster operation for example. Ppl who downvote might just express that they do not like your post, but they dislike the special desaster operation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yep that's why "Some reason". Specifying it in comments is the best

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the thing that was missing in my sight! And you know what? I don't care that we don't have karma anymore. I think it lets people be themselves even though they might say stuff that would downvote them to the ground.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What? You don't manually tally up your total karma using a calculator like a power lemming?

[–] Brunbrun6766 3 points 1 year ago

No, I use an abacus

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 year ago (1 children)

who hurt you OP

I will hunt them, and find them, and when they are sleeping snugly in their bed at night I will creep into their bedroom and meow loudly and incessantly so that they cannot sleep

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I shall join you meow

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

This isn't beans 🫘

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's okay, we'll lemup this post since it's not a bean screensaver ;)

[–] MrMusAddict 10 points 1 year ago

lol fair enough. I guess shame on me for riding a meme bandwagon for educational purposes 😅

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

This perfectly sums up my Reddit experience. Keep at it OP, this place will eventually treat you well!

[–] Redecco 16 points 1 year ago

Have a nice blue up arrow for support

[–] root 11 points 1 year ago

It's ok. They will come.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Give him an upvote

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Relatable af.

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