If a user posts something obviously wrong, or obviously malicious, or obviously subversive, or obviously kikey then I should not need to reply. I should not get harmed in any way for downvoting it. He should not be protected by some retarded rule.
Free Speech and censorship free, while admirable: have no place in a non homogeneous group setting. None. None at all. This is EASILY proven with one simple statement: Your enemies WILL ALWAYS use your speech protections to attack and subvert you. This is not something I should need to prove or show examples of it's so obvious. But reddit is a perfect example. As are twitter, facebook, tumblr, (((ruqqus))) etc.
I'm not sure 's goals here. But they're too blinded by their own positive outlooks. They will be crucified on their misplaced love of free speech. As is happening the world over in once White countries.
But don't downvotes affect the visibility of your content?
Or do the mods only use it to ban people with a large number of downvotes? And that's why they only want you to use it to mark spam? And also that's why there are consequences to users who downvote post that aren't necessarily spam?
But don't downvotes affect the visibility of your content?
Yes. Which i s why it should do no harm to the downvoter for downvoting.
If someone posts something retarded they should not be seen. It's not a difficult concept.
I know I've said things that people thought were genuinely retarded, and it took them a second to understand what I was trying to say. If people could just shut me up because they felt no one should listen to me then I would think this place is just an echo chamber.
And also being able to censor people like that is what leads to this rise of a majority censoring everyone else like they have in other forums.
I like the idea of being able to see how other people agree or disagree with an idea, but I don't like that it can be used to censor others, or that others can decide what I get to see.
Arguably, though, if downvotes not only register the downvoter's disagreement but also affect the visibility of the post or comment, they are not just speech but also manipulation (censorship) of another's speech. What if you could downvote but other than having your vote be visible, it had no effect on the post/comment. How would you feel about that?
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