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Should Fediverse interfaces that have a "Like" button also have a "Dislike" button?

#EvanPoll #poll

Thanks to everyone who replied.

I am a Yes, but. I think downvote/dislike buttons are a great distributed moderation tool. Many of the microaggressions (and not-so-micro aggressions) that make social networks difficult could be helped a lot by peer moderation.

The "but" is that it is hard to implement well, and hard to ensure that mobs don't silence important but unpopular voices.

Quinn Norton
@quinn@social.circl.lu

@evan@cosocial.ca I'm not sure I even think the like button is good. I use it because of social pressure. Afaik, it mainly exists to drive engagement and is a tool for social media companies to keep you on platform and surface content that drives engagement. My favorite thing about fedi is that no one is engineering the platform to keep me here instead of living my damn life.