• WhyEssEff [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    the short-term answer is that we basically had lurkers and stealth users trying to suppress marginalized content/viewpoints with them, and we decided to see what would happen if we just nixed them

    the long-term answer is because downvotes are thought-terminating and harsh the vibe, and it’s funnier when like 5 people jump down someone’s throat for posting an awful take rather than just seeing a negative number next to the comment