• Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    Two people hit it with a downvote.

    I have no idea what the downvotes are trying to communicate.

    • ”that’s right, tranny, we’re coming for you”
    • ”this content doesn’t improve Lemmy“
    • ”trans people aren’t discriminated against”

    Or something else entirely that I can’t articulate.

    Whatever the reasons for the downvotes people have left, my feelings are true and I feel them.

    • dustycups@aussie.zone
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      17 hours ago

      I wasn’t one of them but I can only guess:
      “This, unfortunately is a logical fear and therefore doesnt answer the question.”

      My down votes usually mean “I don’t like what you said and therefore don’t like you”

    • Chippys_mittens@lemmy.worldOP
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      20 hours ago

      People downvote me all the time. I usually deserve it, unlike you in this case. Either way Fuck em, try not to care. Any thought you put into it is largely wasted.

    • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      17 hours ago

      The users who downvoted you were iconoclast@feddit.uk and FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world. I’m sure it would make their respective day(s) if you asked them.

      I’ve given up trying to make heads or tails of downvoters’ behavior. I am convinced that some people here either think there is some “algorithm” that will magically stop showing them some type of content if they downvote it (I can’t imagine I’ve pissed in that many people’s cornflakes, so that’s my theory anyhow) and others who don’t quite understand that there’s no such thing here as reddit style karma.

      I dunno. It is what it is. I think fewer people realize than they should that votes are publicly accessible on Lemmy, though.

      (Don’t look at me. I haven’t downvoted anyone in four months.)

      • Tanis Nikana@lemmy.world
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        17 hours ago

        Yeah, there’s enough content on Lemmy to see everything in a half hour and then get on with the day. I like that.

        The algorithm is set to “here’s everything except what you blocked.”