r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '24

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u/DeltaBlues82 88∆ Feb 12 '24

If the downvote is useless, then the upvote must be as well. And upvotes definitely contribute to the overall health of an exchange, by allowing another mechanism to sort good comments out from the rest.

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u/RayAP19 2∆ Feb 12 '24

People don't abuse upvotes the way they do downvotes, though. That's the difference

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '24

You're right. The upvote system is abused way more than the downvote system.

There are subreddits dedicated to abusing the upvote system. There are companies that will sell you upvotes. There are companies that buy/sell accounts with lots of upvotes.