Downvotes are definitely a disagree button and anyone denying it is just coping or lying about their own usage of it. Reddiquette was the worst thing that ever happened to internet culture

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Reddiquette was the worst thing that ever happened to internet culture

I can agree that they end up being a disagree button in practice, but you're saying they should be a disagree button?

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

what else should it be?

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Almost anything else or nonexistent. Maybe a way of filtering lazy, unhelpful, or uncivil comments. Downvotes being a disagree button just seems blatantly toxic. Expressing disagreements calls for using actual words.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Not sure about that last bit. Do you know how many people are wrong on the Internet? Lemmy isn't my job, yo: I can't engage in a dialogue with with them all.

[–] urheber@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

isnt that just disagreeing with the comment?