not that it’s bad or that the post is shit, but it’s just yeah nice post mate
i feel bad for doing this to people though. but it feels right sometimes
I don’t even know if it makes that much of a difference on Lemmy. On Reddit, posts with many likes got pushed, but here… I don’t know. You don’t really collect likes here.
My default sort is Hot because I thought it sorted by upvotes/likes. Is that not the case?
I have no clue. I get shown “trending communities” with zero posts. “Hot” might also be by engagement? Like how many clicks the posts have? Literally no clue
It’s very valid to not always be up for it. I appreciate when people like my posts/comments but I understand that most people won’t, and I go through waves too. I tend to spread the happiness when I’m doing well, but if I’m not doing well I only have it in me to scroll. I can’t explain why spending the time to upvote feels like work when things are hard, but it does. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with not upvoting, but it is nice to do when you are able.
I mean, I barely like anything, it’s just not a habit I’ve built up over the years
Nobody owes anyone else a vote.
Otoh, often I find people on lemmy are way too quick with a downvote. Like “hey, bud, are you sure this is worthy of a downvote?”
I rarely give likes, which I guess is hypocritical as I like receiving them if I put effort into a post.
But honestly, comments are always better anyways, and that’s what I do more of as well. Likes are more of a poor substitute.
What do you mean by “valid”? If you mean “is it possible” then sure. If you mean “am I am asshole” then only a little.
