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Because to me, they seem like de facto "Agree and "Disagree" buttons, whether or not it was the intent.

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

That would be nice but, no, it's the agree/disagree button just like Reddit. There is honestly very little difference between Lemmy and reddit. Mostly just the numbers.

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

It wasn’t meant to be an agree/disagree button on Reddit either.

It’s meant for upvoting posts that contribute to the topic/community and downvoting stuff that doesn’t, such as spam or trolling.

[–] warm@kbin.earth 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

People get emotional over a comment and click the downvote as it makes them feel empowered, that's how it always ends up. Maybe just having upvotes only would work better.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Upvote only doesn't necessarily work better because it encourages controversially good content rather than unambiguously good content

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Some instances only have upvotes. For example, mine.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yep. Didn't work out that way though just like it didn't work out that way here

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

When you upvote a funny comic, does that mean you agree with it? Do you agree with cute cat pics?

It is more than just agree/disagree.