Because to me, they seem like de facto "Agree and “Disagree” buttons, whether or not it was the intent.

  • lemmyng@lemmy.ca
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    13 days ago

    No, that’s the [other place] mentality. Upvote if you want to increase visibility to the post. For example, there may be a post with a link to an article about some politician doing something I disagree with. I would still upvote it if the post allows me to discuss why I disagree with said action.

    Downvote if the content is harmful to the community (for example spam, overt racism, etc).

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      13 days ago

      This is precisely how I use up and down votes.

      I would also, as an example upvote something I think was incorrect if the was an insightful reply to it I felt people should see.

      To clarify, I’m not talking about a troll post with a clever “dunk” reply.

      Trolls always get downvoted.