it was also that transphobes were expressing discontent through downvotes, including on extremely innocuous shit like the “I love my trans comrades” posts. by forcing them to speak, we got them into the open so they could all be purged. no one can respond to a silent “I disagree” button so it promotes toxicity. if you wanna express your disapproval, put it in words so the person making the original point has something to work with.
I think lemmy as a whole should just get rid of downvotes.
it was also that transphobes were expressing discontent through downvotes, including on extremely innocuous shit like the “I love my trans comrades” posts. by forcing them to speak, we got them into the open so they could all be purged. no one can respond to a silent “I disagree” button so it promotes toxicity. if you wanna express your disapproval, put it in words so the person making the original point has something to work with.
I think lemmy as a whole should just get rid of downvotes.
That’s a really good point, and I’m impressed with your community for both coming to that conclusion and taking action.
I’ve been for a while suggesting that votes should be publicly transparent, but I think the solution of just doing away with the downvotes works well.