• FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    Do you have any source confirming that the average person cares about downvotes? Did you consider lurkers? I’m not convinced, myself, but I have nothing to back my position.

    I thought the topic was to show that redditors were talking about Lemmy, I did not know it was about getting more people aboard. There was no such indication in the community’s sidebar, or in the post itself.

    But now that you mention it, lots of people are talking about that in the comments. Maybe I just shouldn’t be here!

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      10 months ago

      It’s social disapproval; most people care about social approval–it’s human nature. When googling the question, Ican’t find scientific studies, but general conversation where pretty much everyone involved agrees that downvotes are at least disappointing and at can make people not want to participate.

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      10 months ago

      Do you have any source confirming that the average person cares about downvotes?

      Asking for a source on this is silly. Go to any reddit thread.

      I thought the topic was to show that redditors were talking about Lemmy

      The thread linked is a person trying to convince people to come to lemmy.

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        10 months ago

        That’s what I thought, this is a gut feeling, which I guess is as good as mine.

        I know the person on Reddit is trying to get people to join, but I interpreted the linking as a way to say “look, reddit is talking about us”. Which, as you suggest, is not the right interpretation.

        I have no interest in participating in Lemmy’s market strategy workshops. Enjoy your day!