Karma was more than just how many points your post or comment got, it was a system that was used against users and was meant to stifle discourse in the name of popularity. Being able to sort a post by highest voted comments is an option, but that does not come close to being a karma system. It’s a small similarity. I feel like of all the things to not like about Lemmy, upvotes is pretty small beans.
Karma was more than just how many points your post or comment got, it was a system that was used against users and was meant to stifle discourse in the name of popularity. Being able to sort a post by highest voted comments is an option, but that does not come close to being a karma system. It’s a small similarity. I feel like of all the things to not like about Lemmy, upvotes is pretty small beans.
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How do the points have any affect on your ability to do anything on Lemmy?
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Exactly what do you mean by that? You aren’t explaining anything.
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Only if you choose to view by top. Viewing mode is the least problematic way Lemmy could possibly be like Reddit.
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Correct. What is your point though?