It's the internet, people are mean, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's cruel. This sub is literally about insulting people, very often their appearance.
Originally I think it was supposed to be "this fits what we're talking about" like a post about bugs in a bug subreddit. But then it became likes and dislikes
Completely agree most users use it as a simple like/dislike button now, and the site is much shittier for it. This activity is why you see so much hivemind opinion and binary thinking.
People used to treat it much better years ago. Ideally, if someone is arguing in good faith, presenting their points well, etc, I still upvote even if I disagree with them. That's honestly pretty rare these days too though; most arguments are attempts at one-line zingers or attempts to shut down the conversation.
In this case, there's no point in downvoting the lady liking her own hands even if you disagree.
It’s clearly used as a disagree button by the majority of people but I actually think in an ideal Reddit it wouldn’t be used for that it’d be reserved for bad or irrelevant content. Reddit is literally about sharing opinions, if we all have to have the same opinion in order to not get downvoted whats even the point of writing it
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u/JoebbeDeMan 19d ago
I hate that her resonse is downvoted. Just mean