The idea that a down vote function as used at Poal protects feelings and is censorship is nigger tiered stupidity.
The traditional down vote was used to censor and you can reply as hurtful as you want. Where's the protected feelings?
A like, upvote whatever you want to call it means “I like or agree with this post. It’s a good post, more like this”
A dislike or downvote means “I don’t like or agree with this post. It sucks. Get fucked.”
By essentially only having an upvote button it literally protects people from a negative reaction or criticism. I know I know, “use the comments to express those opinions” but the problem is a LOT of the time I don’t feel like typing “you’re a retard and your post is bad for xyz reasons” when there is a fucking arrow system right there that expresses both negative and positive feelings really well.
A like, upvote whatever you want to call it means “I like or agree with this post. It’s a good post, more like this”
A dislike or downvote means “I don’t like or agree with this post. It sucks. Get fucked.”
Wrong and wrong.
By essentially only having an upvote button it literally protects people from a negative reaction or criticism.
Totally wrong.
but the problem is a LOT of the time I don’t feel like typing ...
Yes. The problem is you're a lazy fuck. I agree. And just as you suggested a downvote as you describe would serve to protect your feelings by giving you a short cut to be the lazy fuck that you are.
I don't have to like or agree with a post to think it's a good post and upvote it. Upvote good info, good finds, and effort posts. Downvote spam and shit that violates the ToS.
If you don't like a post, but not enough to motivate you to give it a negative comment, skip over it and move on. If you think the post is stupid enough to warrant a negative comment, give a negative comment. You don't get to decide to downvote shit to discourage other users from posting their bullshit.
Not compensating for you being a lazy fuck isn't protecting anyone.
...And it never did, it was just a way to quickly censor wrong think and keep the hive in line.
If someone disagrees they gotta give a good argument and can't be a lazy nigger over it. No good argument, then they stfu...
What is the point of the up arrow?
So one can be a "lazy fuck" with the upvote button, but not with the downvote button where you have to do a negative comment? Upvotes need no explanations but the opposite does? BULLFUCKINSHIT! Downvotes only "discourage other users" that give a shit about points....but...but mah popularity....mah fee-fees! Some idiots need to grow the hell up! And why the fuck would spam and posts that violate the TOS even need to be downvoted, and not just removed? The mod and admin can't nuke that shit on their own?
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