It became the only reliable source of information I had. People posted links with a minimal amount of commentary, picking and choosing the best content from other social media networks. They’re not doing it to “build a brand” because that’s not a thing in the Fediverse. It’s too disjointed to be a place to build a newsletter subscription base.

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[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Are you downvoting to disagree or are you downvoting because it’s not contributing to the conversation?

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

This question shows the inherent flaw with putting any value beyond the function of voting, which is just list ranking.

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

As soon as it becomes infeasible to read every comment, downvoting to disagree creates echo chambers and encourages groupthink.

[–] DanWolfstone@leminal.space 3 points 1 hour ago

I find the same, though I, and I hope others, use it as an "I agree/this adds to the conversation" button and downvotes exclusively as a "this doesnt add to the conversation or is misinformation" button. I also appreciate seeing the down votes rather than an aggregated score.