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LinkFanatic
07/14/21 3:30:48 PM
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Keep irrelevant or divisive posts out of a particular sub (rather than a bandwagon disagree button that idiots use to validiate their insecurities in a pointless mob circlejerk that doesn't actually bolster their "points" at all), then why do I constantly see folks arbitrarily downvoting relevant, non-offensive comments that are identical in nature to each other? The differing content shouldn't matter if it's relevant to the sub, right?

Reddit is such a toxic, circlejerking echo chamber. I mean this place is too, but at least there's no dislike button, so people have to actually engage. This should be mainstream.

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SwayM
07/14/21 3:32:54 PM
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the downvote button hasnt actually been used that way for like a decade. The hive mind is way too big at this point to follow a self governing system like that.

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Squall28
07/14/21 3:34:15 PM
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I do it out of pettiness. Feels good man

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Doom_Art
07/14/21 3:34:47 PM
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It's there so conservatives and chuds have something to complain about when reality hits them in the face and they realize no one agrees with or likes them

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Freddie_Mercury
07/14/21 3:40:34 PM
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it's so you can downvote posts that aren't referencing the office

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FabIe
07/14/21 3:45:02 PM
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Some subs disable downvotes for that reason.

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I4NRulez
07/14/21 3:46:22 PM
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Freddie_Mercury posted...
it's so you can downvote posts that aren't referencing the office

haha r/unexpectedtheoffice

1000 upvotes

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LinkFanatic
07/14/21 3:47:21 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
It's there so conservatives and chuds have something to complain about when reality hits them in the face and they realize no one agrees with or likes them

It ain't just conservatives.

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MutantJohn
07/14/21 3:47:24 PM
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Reddit allowing downvotes is lame but their format is horrible for having discussions.

So in general the site is really just links. Anything else and you're doing it wrong

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LinkFanatic
07/14/21 3:47:45 PM
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FabIe posted...
Some subs disable downvotes for that reason.

Interesting.

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LinkFanatic
07/14/21 3:48:25 PM
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Squall28 posted...
I do it out of pettiness. Feels good man

Hey, at least you're honest.

Doubt you'd be good in a debate, though.

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One_Day_Remains
07/14/21 3:49:44 PM
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Downvoted posts being hidden once they get to -5 are why they get misused so heavily
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UnholyMudcrab
07/14/21 3:51:46 PM
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One_Day_Remains posted...
Downvoted posts being hidden once they get to -5 are why they get misused so heavily

It also causes a dogpile effect where people see that a post has been downvoted several times and add another one to it without thinking about it
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Pitlord_Special
07/14/21 3:52:54 PM
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Seems like people use it as an emotional reaction button than anything else.

I laughed, take my upvote
vs
you made me feel bad about myself, downvoted to oblivion


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nothanks1
07/14/21 3:53:27 PM
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You have to remember at one point reddit wasn't mainstream
It was a niche social media forum.
So at a time it was that
now? It's nothing more than an advertising platform for companies.
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