I’m still tickled hours later at how eager folks were to figure that out. :D

I am pleased for my role in performing science today. :D

All the satisfaction of downvoting someone for being wrong, but none of the knock-on social effects, eh?

That’s what seems to be the case. So, it’s looking like it’s basically a placebo button for y’all. :P

I’m seeing a 1 on my end, so either things are lagging out for different users and I’m about to see a massive chunk hit…

Or it’s all localized. :P

I’m still seeing a 1 here. So, I think the downvote is literally just a placebo for you. :P

I mean, does it seem to change the vote numbers when you do it? Like, try downvoting my reply and we’ll see if it results in us both seeing a 0. :P

Local, sorted by new, then swapping to Subscribed if I wanna see if there’s any movement in the non-Beehaw communities I’ve linked up with. Thankfully, I’m trying to wean myself off the “Ooo! New thing!” rush that social media’s trapped me in for years and this is a good way to step down instead of trying to go cold turkey.

… I think I may have to stop the escalation there before it infects my internal dialogue.

YoUwU can’t be seriOwOus!

… Do I still get to claim I’m merely “fandom adjacent” if I’ve crafted several 'sonas and have actively played as them in various media? Asking for a friend. :P