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Why vote on posts? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 years ago by Lengsel to c/[email protected]

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What is the purpose of voting up or down on? I'm not clear what voting is suposed to achieve?

I never vote up or down on here in the same manner that I never click Like on any social media sites either, I don't see what the intent behind it is.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

For me, the main part of receiving upvotes is the "knowing" that someone agreed with or appreciated my comment. Encourages me to continue commenting. Like the opposite of being ignored during group conversations.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

As someone who mostly lurks and rarely contributes, for me voting is a really nice way to say "I don't have anything meaningful to say about this topic but I appreciate/agree/like it".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@QuestioningEspecialy Take my upvote, I have nothing else to contribute but I like what you said!

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