My instance hasn’t removed them, but I’ve personally hidden downvotes for myself since the day I joined Lemmy. I even had them hidden on Reddit too. That way I don’t have to get mildly annoyed every time what I consider a reasonable take gets downvoted right away, yet nobody bothers to write a counter-argument with any genuine intention of changing my mind.
I don’t see any value in someone just shouting “boo” from the audience. If you disagree, then tell me exactly what you disagree with and why, and we’ll talk about it. If that’s too much to ask, then I don’t even need to know about it.
My instance hasn’t removed them, but I’ve personally hidden downvotes for myself since the day I joined Lemmy. I even had them hidden on Reddit too. That way I don’t have to get mildly annoyed every time what I consider a reasonable take gets downvoted right away, yet nobody bothers to write a counter-argument with any genuine intention of changing my mind.
I don’t see any value in someone just shouting “boo” from the audience. If you disagree, then tell me exactly what you disagree with and why, and we’ll talk about it. If that’s too much to ask, then I don’t even need to know about it.
Comments like this one don’t deserve downvotes. Why downvote someone just sharing how they interface with downvotes?
I’m not saying anyone needs to upvote it either.
Upvotes should be shared liberally. And downvotes should have purpose beyond expressing disagreement or annoyance about differing opinion.