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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Paywalled.

On a different subject, why would someone downvote a one-word comment that accurately describes what the content is behind?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

There are people who are pathologically contrarian. I’ve had to end a friendship over it—the endless need to say something negative about literally everything that ever happens and an unwillingness to be charitable to others.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Because some of us have fat fingers and accidentally downvote when we scroll on mobile.

One of the things I liked about reddit was that, since it saved downvoted posts, I could go through the list every once in a while and undownvote the accidents.

Can't do that here though, and I sometimes notice posts or comments I've accidentally downvoted.

Anyway, people shouldn't care so much, we don't have a karma system or the like here anyways, so why does it matter?

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

Can't do that here though

What client are you using? I can browse both upvoted and downvoted comments in Voyager

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

I'm using eternity, which hasn't received any updates, on my phone, and the default lemmy web interface on my computer.

Maybe I need to try some other options.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Anyway, people shouldn’t care so much, we don’t have a karma system or the like here anyways, so why does it matter?

Well, only speaking for myself, I don't care, it just seemed so weird since it was an accurate single word, so I was curious.

I also wonder sometimes if it's a bot system purposely trying to force engagement.

Lol trust me, I get downvotes all the time for things I say here on Lemmy. If I let them bother me I'd be in the psychiatric system by now.

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

Reddit 1.3 is just like that.

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

Doesn't answer my question though.

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

I have the theory that archive.is, waybackmachine and 12ft.io are no secret anymore, and that just posting "paywalled" comes across as too lazy to copy/paste or (a lot easier) to use this addon to reduce the work to a click. i dont mind, but i can understand why others might see it that way

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

and that just posting “paywalled” comes across as too lazy to copy/paste

Blaming the victim, and justifying paywalls.

or (a lot easier) to use this addon to reduce the work to a click.

My phone browser doesn't use add-ons.

i dont mind

And yet, you took the time out to reply, to chastise me for saying it.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

sheesh, you are quite aggressive, i did not want to offend. and as i said, i don't mind it, i even posted the archivelink, for which you thanked me. check your target before firing, mate :-)

(also, theres always firefox mobile. can apple users use it with addons/firefox browser engine now? i don't follow apple development actively)