See my convo with PMYB2 in this thread for my explanation on why I think votes matter
It doesn't really address my point though. This all works under the assumption that you are concerned about your internet cred.
Culturally speaking, poal actively discourages downvoting unpopular opinions.
Personally, I can't think of the last time I checked someone's internet score before deciding whether their opinion is worth a shit.
Posl is still small. Most was small once too. Everyone knew each other and you knew what to expect from the other users. If Poal becomes a large platform like Voat, you'll see those iser scores become a much bigger detail. I agree, I dont normally check voting history. But it is done, and like it or not, a lot of users of other platforms base opinions upon it. If they come here, there's a very good chance the mindset will follow them.
I don't entirely disagree. But what's the worst that could happen? People don't believe me? Fine. It happens. I don't believe the overwhelming majority of what anyone anywhere says without some sort of proof.
I knew a dude who used to tell me that he saw/flipped-off/beat up literal nazis at least once a week. Yeah, it's a total load of shit, but whatever. It was entertaining. And even if it was true, there wasn't a goddamned thing, aside from 4K video evidence that would have convinced me. Motherfucker had negative IRL points and it didn't stop him from talking.
Maybe it's just me, but I still don't really understand why the points matter. If fewer people believe me because points, then maybe they're not the kind of people that I'd like to have on my side.
Ultimately, couldn't you just burn an account and start fresh if worse comes to worse?
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