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I'm really enjoying no down votes on Beehaw (beehaw.org)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Kindajustlikewhat@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org

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When I first found out it was an interesting concept that I was pretty neutral on but the more I engage/lurk with the community the more I enjoy it.

I generally don't post/comment much on Reddit because I tend to be extremely sincere and that's not always well received. Usually I don't get much hate, but what I do get is a lot of non-interaction mixed with downvotes. And it's just really discouraging when I'm just trying to share my thoughts.

But having no downvotes here is so nice because I'm not afraid that I'm going to get silenced into oblivion. Either people will actually engage with me (and maybe disagree, but in a meaningful way), or they'll move on and not randomly share their disdain via downvoting.

It's such a small change but makes a big difference. I bet a lot of people feel the same as me - it's more comfortable to engage here.

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[–] OptimusPrime@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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[–] mrmanager 1 points 2 years ago

I hate the downvote mentality. People use it when they disagree because they are so mentally weak that they want to push down the opinion of others because they don't agree with it.

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