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This isn't Reddit or another "garden". Downvotes don't mean shit here. Your crusade is futile. Get a few beers and just laugh at idiots.
In so far as internet points are concerned, sure. As a vote against allowing big tech censorship here? Absolutely counts.
How come? If I downvote you a million times, will that bankrupt Microsoft? Or how does it "absolutely counts"?
Lemmy is open sourced so the sorting algorithms are also open sourced. Downvotes on posts are part of the sorting, as one would expect.
Itβs amazing how much people donβt understand how voting works or what it is for.
Downvoting posts push them below better posts. If someone thinks they donβt do anything: change your default post sorting to controversial for a few days and see if you notice a difference.
And? We have here a "dozen" threads per week. Sorting-shmorting, but everyone will see all threads anyway.
What a nonsense take.
Are you a Big Mac or a Whopper kind of person?
In case your question is genuine, yes it matters that we don't allow this place to be governed by the same arbitrary rules that walled gardens enforce. If you can't see why, it is not my responsibility to explain it to you.
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