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Why I probably won't defederate from Threads
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this post was submitted on 05 Jul 2023
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Its interesting how aggressive some people can get if you respectfully state your opinion
Have a look at the upvote to downvote ratio on the top level post. Currently 22 up / 9 down. I can fully respect people not agreeing with me, it is a controversial opinion after all. Fine, ignore it or respectfully post an on-topic reply and move on. But actively marking it as "this is bad" or leaving replies that just repeat arguments that I've explicitly addressed... I don't get it. Especially when my last two paragraphs are literally:
If a person thinks your idea is a bad one, downvoting and walking away is just about the least aggressive they can be, though. Especially if they see other people have already left comments that reflect their opinion so they couldn't add anything.
I guess there are different opinions about what downvotes are for. Personally I think they shouldn't reflect if something matches my opinion but if it's worth reading. For me, a downvote says "this is badly written", "this is rude" or in general "this shouldn't be on people's front page". I will gladly upvote a post/comment that contradicts my personal belief if the author put effort into it.
Completely share your view and practice. Seems are in a minority. I mean, let's take your comment right here. it's your point of view, there's nothing wrong or insulting about it, it's well articulated, it's thought-provoking. And a bunch of people downvote it. So that less people will see it. Apparently that makes them feel better. It's a pretty pretty sad reflection on humanity, I find.
That's fine. Fwiw I don't even have a button for it on my instance. You shouldn't assume everyone is going to share your usage though, in fact I think most people don't.