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[โ€“] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

So, I agree and appreciate what you're saying. I was being a little facetious as well, if it wasn't obvious.

My opinion on the matter is that I don't really think it's noteworthy, so long as one isn't doing it intentionally. I am definitely aware that I do a multi-vote sometimes when I am using my alternate account(s), but my intent is not malicious. I just don't remember exactly if I voted on it already or not, and my mind puts it into some kind of morally ambiguous area.

[โ€“] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My feelings are the same. Votes are reactions, like ๐Ÿ˜ or ๐Ÿ†. It's a federated universe where account creation cannot be controlled. Trying to make votes out to be more than a fun social reaction is ridiculous.

And yet, in other threads you can see admins bloviating about the sanctity of votes and how "vote manipulation" is scummy, etc. See, eg: https://lemmy.ca/post/50545875

[โ€“] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

I figured, but also wanted to answer it seriously in case doing so would help people know the answer legitimately as well.:-)