Note: Original report by Bloomberg, article by Reuters proxied by Neuters to bypass paywall.

  • ulterno@programming.dev
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    4 hours ago

    The Lemmy web client, same as Reddit, allows you to de-upvote your posts.
    It feels weird to upvote your own post anyway and I don’t do so unless I am asking for help and want it seen more, urgently.

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      3 hours ago

      That is so odd, if you dont think what you are saying is relevant or necessary why say it?

      Your conscientiousness will be lost in a sea of others self importance, at least level the playing field and support yourself.

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        3 hours ago

        if you dont think what you are saying is relevant or necessary why say it?

        If I worried about necessity, I would probably not have a Lemmy account.

        level the playing field

        I’m not playing dependent upon others, just upon my own ideals. I feel like an upvote needs to mean something. In my case, it means, I need more people to see it, for me.
        In most cases, the feeling behind my posts/comments are: If someone sees it, good, have fun.

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          2 hours ago

          Your own upvote on your own comment doesn’t mean anything, because every single comment starts with one upvote by default, not zero. All you’re doing is moving your comments below everyone else’s.

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            21 minutes ago

            Your own upvote on your own comment doesn’t mean anything

            Neither do words, or little magnetic particles lain down nicely on a polymer disc, until people decide they mean something.