One downside with downvotes is it trains users to file things into the good or bad bucket as fast as possible. There's definitely a different vibe to seeing content when you're asked to judge it constantly.
reminds me of something aella wrote about dating nate- that she'd committed to 6 months and then she wasn't continuously in evaluation mode and could focus on connecting
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Reply · Apr 17, 2023what makes them bad? I like themReply · Apr 18, 2023how so? that's how I've used them on arlnow (news site w disqus below) - like maybe one downvote every day or two usuallyReply · Apr 17, 2023hah! I like downvote- gives me some way to feel I've expressed my negative emotions without writing some angry reply that does no one any goodReply · Apr 18, 2023🫶 sorry I'm in a mood too, my granddad.,,