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Voting is not supposed to be like/dislike btw. Voting is supposed to indicate the relevance to the topic. In theory this is how the correct content should come to the top and the irrelevant content drops out.
But no one knows that and just votes with emotions instead.
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Voting is whatever the person voting wants it to be. Just because people want it to be one thing doesn’t make it that thing. Some people will vote capriciously, some will vote with great logic. Some will vote emotionally, others will only vote for relevant topics. Vote how you like and stop worrying about a few pixels on a screen. Karma is worth nothing on this site so don’t worry about it unless you want mental health problems.
That’s what’s neat about the internet.
The rules are made up and the points don’t matter.
IIUC, votes are just what Mastodon (or I suppose, more like Pleroma) uses for reactions. I bet there's no reason we can't sidevote each other, with a little API shenanigans! Personally, I would like a vote for "I'm not gonna tell you".
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it’s a priori.
Principal skinner "No, it's the children who are wrong" meme energy here.
If the vast majority of people are using the system "wrong", it's probably not those people's fault.
if the conversation is supposed to be dialectical then “votes” should not be a thing; this is what comments are for.
“votes” are just a way to make one think it’s democracy in a community with some dopamine feedback when you see your post got 3500 upvotes because you posted a meme.