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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by 911@lemmynsfw.com to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

By default, Lemmy allows downvotes globally. However, when a server disables downvoting, it is similar to using a feature that is usually reserved for enterprises and very small, non-federated communities.

If a user prefer to not see downvotes, they can disable it by his favourite client settings, but the rest of the community should not miss this functionality for the pleasure of few users.

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[-] lvxferre@mander.xyz 0 points 2 months ago

Lemmy is the ultimate embodiment of a free market. [...]

Yet another dumb claim piled up over another. At this point I'm not wasting my time with this, I'll facepalm at this crap and move on to the main point.

Blocking communities doesnt work entirely since u end up with fat chicks and dicks in communities that arent specificly dedicated to either.

Nirvana fallacy. People who expect perfect and all-encompassing solutions for problems should take a reality check.

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

The fediverse is a perfect metaphor for a free market please explain how it isnt.

I dont expect perfect solutions thats why downvotes to solve the problems that blocking cant exists. Thx for proving my point

[-] Breve@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago

Easy: Votes are an unlimited resource because a user can vote on as many posts as they want and a person can create basically unlimited user accounts, thus the fediverse would be like a market where everyone can create money out of thin air, defeating the purpose of having a market at all.

The fediverse would be more like a market if users had to "earn" votes by posting stuff other people vote on then "spend" those votes on other people's posts. Then votes would be a limited resource that would make sense to apply market principles to.

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago

Bitcoins are an unlimited resource you can mine infinitely many of them. Both votes and bitcoins are raw resources that can be "mined" (earned) infinitely at a given rate by utilising the base resources time, compute, and internet.

U spend ur time compute internet and attention to earn votes that u spend on posts to affect the marketplace of ideas.

[-] Breve@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago

Wrong, Bitcoins are mined at a fixed rate that decreases over time until the supply reaches 21 million, then there will be no new Bitcoins created: https://crypto.com/bitcoin/how-many-bitcoins-are-there

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes, most people here probably know that. But it's really got nothing to do with the actual point being made. You're just declining to engage. Of course, the idea you're declining to engage with is kind of dumb, so one wonders why you didn't just walk away.

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