@GroupNebula563 @sus oh yeah, I forgot about lemmy. honestly kinda thought it died out but I'm sure the same has been said of mastodon and pixelfed infinity times. go lemmy!
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Should Fediverse interfaces that have a "Like" button also have a "Dislike" button? -
Should Fediverse interfaces that have a "Like" button also have a "Dislike" button?@sus I do like that little bit, though I feel like I'd boost more if it weren't an option. I think I don't understand the original poll because it must be about a kind of instance I'm not on and have never heard of.
I didn't realize any mastodon instances were more like a reddit in this way, if that's what was meant, sounds very different for sure.
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Should Fediverse interfaces that have a "Like" button also have a "Dislike" button?@evan So I said "no" but I should have said "no, but".
I don't understand the purpose of there being a favorite button at all, there's no algorithm so number of likes and dislikes doesn't change anything.
So my "no, but" is that they shouldn't have a favorite button either. They should encourage people to boost things, since that's how the "algorithm" works here -- favoriting something doesn't help other people find it so it is a placebo that gets in the way of actually spreading cool stuff.