I thought this was an interesting post and discussion on selfhosted. Thoughts?

Some great points, but it’s nonsense to say r/selfhosted isnt about selfhosting. I’ve learned so much there.

  • 7fb2adfb45bafcc01c80@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It wasn’t always followed on Reddit, but downvoting there was supposed to be for comments that don’t contribute to the conversation.

    Here the guidance is looser – the docs don’t address comments, but do say to “upvote posts that you like.”

    I’ve tried contributing to some conversations and sometimes present a different viewpoint in the interest of thought exchange, but this often results in massive downvotes because people disagree. I’m not going to waste my energy contributing to a community that ends up burying my posts because we have different opinions.

    That’s true on Reddit to, so I’m kind of being tangential to the original question. I guess what I’m saying is that some people might feel like I do and won’t engage in any community, be it Reddit or Lemmy, if it’s just going to be an echo chamber.

    • Zak@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      It seems to me software designed to facilitate discussion shouldn’t have a downvote buttton. There should be a UI for marking comments as inappropriate, but it should require a second step saying why. Perhaps one of the reasons should even be “I disagree”, but that option should have no effect.

      It’s not impossible to abuse of course, but it nudges people in the right direction. Those UI nudges can be pretty effective.

    • archomrade [he/him]@midwest.socialEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I’m not actually sure comments get sorted by vote tally by default here.

      I’ve always just ignored downvotes - I know when my opinion is unpopular, I don’t see the votes as validating. I’d be fine if there were no visible votes at all