cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/31299380

It’s freeing in a way, I don’t have to do any extra processing in my head, and can just see the posts and comments for what they are. You should try it too!

  • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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    4 days ago

    Voting is decentralized moderation. It’s harder to navigate content in servers that disable downvotes. I get what you’re aiming for here, but the downside is not worth it for me.

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      4 days ago

      I agree, I won’t argue against their usefulness. I just meant disabling them for myself personally. I used to tend to judge posts and comments from their upvote/downvote scores rather than their actual content, now I can see them for what they are, in my eyes. I found that pretty cool and refreshing.

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        4 days ago

        I understood that, your message was clear. I don’t want to be blind to votes for my own sanity though (filtering out potentially damaging interactions). Different strokes for different folks.