I have heard a few different strategies for this. For example “Upvote everything, even if you disagree with it, if it contributes to discussion”. But my concern with this strategy is that it means the first posted comments just get upvoted the highest regardless of their quality relative to other comments (as all comments which contribute to discussion get upvoted).

So, my questions for lemmy:

  1. How do you hand out upvotes and why?
  2. If somebody could leave you a tip on your comment or post if they liked it (3c, $1, whatever), would you be interested in that functionality? Nostr has this and I find it pretty fun. I would hand out tips here but there is no functionality for it.
  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    1. I hand out upvotes by vibes. I don’t have rules or philosophy on it, I just upvote when I feel like. One day I might upvote a comment while the next day I wouldn’t.

    2. No, I would not use a tipping functionality. And it would probably turn me off from commenting. I could see people jockeying for tips affecting the quality and volume of comments. I’m also getting tired of grind / side hustle culture. We don’t need to monetize everything we do. Sometimes I do a thing for value other than monetary.