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  • NaibofTabr
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    52 months ago

    The fediverse need more interactions for it to work. Downvoting or upvoting isn’t creating any value.

    Comments create value even if you disagree.

    This point of view is like extroverts forcing introverts to talk when they don’t want to.

    • Neuromancer
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      -52 months ago

      Well if they don’t want to talk then they shouldn’t get a vote. I’ve seen post that have hundreds of upvotes that say something like let’s talk about x but no replies.

      That’s the point of something like lemmy to discuss a topic. It’s not just for downvote or upvotes.

      • NaibofTabr
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        52 months ago

        Well if they don’t want to talk then they shouldn’t get a vote.

        It’s just my personal opinion, but this seems too exclusionary to me. Just because someone doesn’t want to talk doesn’t mean they don’t want to participate at all, and I don’t think that excluding someone just because they don’t have a specific statement to make will add value. Perversely, it might encourage low-effort commenting (first!) just for access to voting.

        • Neuromancer
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          -22 months ago

          It is called social media for a reason.

          Personally, I don’t care about upvotes for downvotes. I suspect the reason you see users declining is because there isn’t much content or interaction. Eventually it will become either a niche or just die off.

          • NaibofTabr
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            12 months ago

            I suspect the reason you see users declining is because there isn’t much content or interaction.

            I’ve seen quite a few people saying this recently, but it doesn’t match my experience. I’m having more interesting conversations with more people than a year ago, and I see new content every day. Maybe your instance has defederated with too many others?

            Eventually it will become either a niche or just die off.

            Do you mean lemmy as a whole? I don’t think so, it’s definitely been growing. I think people forget how small reddit was for such a long time. It used to be a joke there that you wouldn’t get new blue links until 8am on the US east coast.

            • Neuromancer
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              -12 months ago

              Maybe your instance has defederated with too many others?

              Lemm.ee is great about letting you decide what to filter. I can’t say enough good things about the admin.

              Do you mean lemmy as a whole?

              It’s been a while since I’ve seen the number, but last I saw, they were trending down on all counts.

              • NaibofTabr
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                12 months ago

                Ok, there’s no reason to assume that a recent downward trend means a long-term downward trend, just as there was no reason to assume that the upward trend from last year would be long-term. Variation is normal.

                If you want lemmy to be more active, make it more active. If you want users to engage more, then give them something to engage with. Every user is part of what happens here, even more than on reddit.

                • Neuromancer
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                  02 months ago

                  If you want lemmy to be more active, make it more active. If you want users to engage more, then give them something to engage with. Every user is part of what happens here, even more than on reddit. That is why I am active.