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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Downvotes to an honest question. I should take a break from internet.

Complaining about internet numbers? That's a downvote.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Downvotes take content to the bottom, diminishing it's relevancy. It's not egotistical. I had a question that I wanted to ask in order to learn. Later I learned that my question was conveying the wrong message, so I edited my post to better communicate my doubt. You may interpret that internet points equal ego points, but they are in fact relevancy points. In this case in particular, asking about anonimity and trust, is as on-topic as it can get, so I do question the reason for less relevancy to my question now. But I acknowledge the reason for less relevancy in my original post, as it was being interpreted as I wasn't asking a question but conveying an opinion.

Edit: healthy discussion is what Lemmy is all about. Downvoting an honest question is hindering that principle.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And all of that would still be true without the "woe is me" addendum to your post.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago