It’s an inherent problem with the way the Reddit algorithm works, and considering Lemmy’s algorithm is somewhat similar, it’s probably an inherent problem here too.
You usually have to read a comment before upvoting it. If it’s a short pithy joke, that takes just a second. If it’s a lengthy, more thoughtful comment, that might take as much as a minute to read. One person can easily upvote 10 pithy comments in the time another person upvotes 1 deep insightful one. So lower quality content will tend to drift towards the top.
While we can’t expect meme communities to do any better since that’s what memes are supposed to be, I hope news and tech communities are better in this regard.
This is not a Reddit problem as much as it’s a people problem. It will happen here too over time.
There’s already in-jokes about not pooping and beans.
It’s an inherent problem with the way the Reddit algorithm works, and considering Lemmy’s algorithm is somewhat similar, it’s probably an inherent problem here too.
You usually have to read a comment before upvoting it. If it’s a short pithy joke, that takes just a second. If it’s a lengthy, more thoughtful comment, that might take as much as a minute to read. One person can easily upvote 10 pithy comments in the time another person upvotes 1 deep insightful one. So lower quality content will tend to drift towards the top.
Also known as the Ennui Engine:
https://medium.com/@max.p.schlienger/the-cargo-cult-of-the-ennui-engine-890c541cebcb
It’s a bit of a long read but damn is it an illuminating theory.
While we can’t expect meme communities to do any better since that’s what memes are supposed to be, I hope news and tech communities are better in this regard.