It’s kind of disappointing how people tend to use the upvote/downvote buttons. Sure, if it’s an opinion you don’t like, then downvote it to hell.
But if OP is posting a link to a legit article. That’s not an opinion, that’s facts. Downvoting facts makes them less likely to be seen by others.
Use those buttons wisely. I don’t like it any more than many others, but I’m gonna tap that upvote in hopes it might help more people see the news!
Downvote me if you want, IDGAF.
Something can be a legitimate news article from a reputable source, and still be full of horseshit and misinformation. So, I fail to see your point. Also, I’m not sure that downvoting really matters on Lemmy because it doesn’t hide content or comments the way it does on Reddit, so who cares?
The votes still order or rank the posts that are there. You are seeing higher vote posts first. So it does matter albeit not as much as on reddit.
Not if you sort by new/newest comment.
I actually do sort by new, but I also realize that not everyone sorts the same way.
Thanks for chiming in 👍
Very true. I have no dispute with that.
But when Microsoft announced they’re gonna start recording screen captures every 3 seconds in Windows 11 (real shit now), then people shouldn’t be hitting the downvote button…
Edit: Just because people don’t like facts, doesn’t mean they should downvote facts.
I’m not sure what the Microsoft screen capture thing has to do with anything in this conversation. I wasn’t aware of that, but I will look into since you mentioned it though.
Hope this saves you a bit on research…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=00q7yVhpkVo
I only mentioned that because it’s another actual fact that some people downvote, because they don’t like it.
They should upvote it though, to help spread the news. As much as it sucks, people need to know…
LOL good luck with that.
Yeah yeah, I hear ya.
More often than not, the upvote/downvote buttons tend to be similar to the like/dislike buttons, but when you get down to it, it’s a somewhat different concept.
I liked your comment actually, so I up voted your thought/opinion. But when the post/comment turns out to be factual and relevant, then even if I don’t actually like the information, if the information checks out, I’ll tap the upvote.
In that sort of case, that means I feel that more people should see/hear the information posted.
I learned today that Kbin actually has a Boost button just for this sort of uncertainty, where you neither have to upvote nor downvote, but still think others should see it.
I dunno, I don’t have a Kbin account, just a Lemmy account, and apparently Lemmy hasn’t implemented any such Boost feature. 🤷♂️
Anyways, have a good day.
If you want to post shitty news, you need some light editorializing to indicate you’re not actually supporting the shitty thing.
Indeed, generally speaking, you’re right.
But what if the actual source of the information is coming straight from the horse’s mouth, so to speak?
The example I’ve mentioned in this thread, that Windows 11 will soon be recording screen captures every 3 seconds, was announced by Microsoft themselves.
Obviously I do not support that concept at all, but I still tap upvote, because I think anyone that’s ever used any sort of technology should be aware of this.