• LeHappStick@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Here I am wondering why there is still a downvote button in the YouTube comments… it does nothing!

    • Poob@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      The same reason that a lot of crosswalks have fake buttons. So you feel like you have control.

    • BeegYoshi@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Actually it’s worse than nothing. Youtube promotes comments based on engagement, so while only an upvote increases the tally, voting at all still makes it more visible.