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I prefer to always see both numbers.
I hide both
It's ok, I can tell you. Your comment currently has 10 upvotes. Check in tomorrow for an update.
Edit: 21 now
Wow, that exploded. It's now at -47.
I am frequently baffled by what people here downvote.
ETA: including this post.
Because we all want to be liked 😊
When you have more upvotes, "forget about the haters!"
When you (probably) were an asshole, "think about the people who do agree! You're not alone!"
No I don't care at all
This is presumably the logic other social media platforms applied when deciding to remove separate visibility of downvotes.
By just showing the aggregate, the poster usually gets to feel better about themselves and still see a positive score ("People like my post!") even if there are also some downvotes.
And so the poster keeps posting that sort of stuff.
From a commercial perspective this is good, especially because 'controversial' content with mixed upvotes and downvotes drives more engagement and more 'clicks'
Hopefully on lemmy we can stay free from that revenue-brained thinking given we have no profit motive, and keep scores transparent.
(It seems many Lemmy apps already show scores as just a merged aggregate however. Perhaps they simply copied the look of the big players, thought it looked 'tidier', or didn't even consider why it might be better if they didn't.)
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.
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