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Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say

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Lemmy devs are considering making all votes public - have your say

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Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

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[Discussion] Should votes be displayed publicly? · Issue #4967 · LemmyNet/lemmy

Question I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on possibly making votes public. This has been discussed in a lot of other issues, but here's a dedicated one for discussion. Positives Could help figh...

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No, votes should not be displayed public.

Blocking those who downvote creates further polarisation, echo chambers and an environment more hostile to discussion and honest exchange.

Following those who upvote creates personality cults and nepotism and devalues the content.

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