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Random downvotes all over Lemmy (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: This isn't a complaint; just an observation.

Totally random thought, but I see so many people wandering around down voting regular posts that are pretty benign. I also see this a lot on another message board that I'm on.

Disagreeing with people is totally fine, and down voting them as a form of disagreeing makes total sense. But with the nature of some of the posts, down voting just seems completely pointless, so I'm wondering if it's just trolls going around being negative.

I'm going to preemptively down vote this post.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Some people do it to boost their own post by extension. ie: they post, upvote theirs with alt accounts, downvote all others.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I think there are some people online stuck in a very negative headspace.

[–] themeatbridge 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sometimes I write something I know will be controversial. Sometimes I write something I'm surprised is controversial, but I see it from a different angle and I understand. Sometimes I'm just flat wrong and the downvotes teach me something.

And then sometimes I write something so benign that I assume any downvotes are coming from people so angry about the controversial thing I wrote that they clicked on my profile and downvoted something else to vent their frustration.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I wanted to keep the downvoting theme going and downvote you because it's funny, but I can't make myself do it.

But yeah, I get what you're saying. Oddly enough, I've seen downvotes on random things like pictures of someone's dog, or something like that. It's like, who can downvote an adorable dog?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I did it for both you guys, and then myself so's fair

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank you! I love Lemmy 😂

[–] derekabutton -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

May I please have some?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Gotchoo

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

I toss a coin for any post I read. My opinion is statistics.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I know what you meant i just had a vision of you reading posts and just throwing change as far as you can

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 weeks ago

Supportive downtoot. You're welcome... I think