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Felt inspired. Be gentle, please make any salty comments or downvotes in comic form.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Im again not sure I agree.

Anonymity online, much like secret ballots in ancient Greece and other societies, is designed to protect individuals from harassment and bias, encouraging a more diverse participation. Downvoting isn't just for spam but also reflects disagreement, and removing anonymity could discourage honest expression. Instead of exposing users, which risks harm, improving moderation and reporting tools is a more balanced approach.

And one of my posts is literally being used as an example by the larger community.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ok so we are to the crux of the argument, "What is a Downvote?" I believe that the "downvote" is being abused as the lowest form of comment disagreement. I don't care to ponder on why someone clicks to disagree with absolutely no other input. I would rather the scores be completely removed if this is a tinder style opinion based polling voting system. I strongly believe people using downvotes for disagreement harms honest expression more than a thought out comment someone can actually understand without guessing.

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