By default, Lemmy allows downvotes globally. However, when a server disables downvoting, it is similar to using a feature that is usually reserved for enterprises and very small, non-federated communities.
If a user prefer to not see downvotes, they can disable it by his favourite client settings, but the rest of the community should not miss this functionality for the pleasure of few users.
Before there was no voting, just conversations. Scoring interactions is toxic.
So your logic is that since we already have some toxic we should just go ahead and make it more toxic?
Make it less by removing downvotes, at the least.
Hmm, maybe… but if this is what you think, then why use Lemmy at all? This is basically a core function of the platform. If you just want conversation, there are other platforms that are built for that.
I haven’t seen many of them, if any that I can think of. Which do you know?
Don’t like Mastodon, huh?
Never really used it, I think I have it, but it’s basically Twitter rather than a forum, right?
Voting is supposed to indicate if a comment contributes to the conversation or not, but it has been an “I don’t like this” button for a long time now.
I disagree with you, but the fact that all your comments are in the negative while constructively contributing to the conversation is very telling. I don’t think you’re right per se, but holy hell you’re not wrong.
The downvotes on this person’s comments are a perfect example of toxic downvotes.