Why can we upvote/downvote our own posts?
Why can we upvote/downvote our own posts?
I know this isn't about lemm.ee specifically but I figured this was a good place to ask.
I always found it weird - even on reddit - that users could upvote and downvote themselves. Why not just have posts start at 0 votes?
It kinda makes sense. I mean, technically you like your own post, otherwise you wouldn't upvote it.
But in practice, it does make sense. If all posts are automatically upvoted, there won't be any taboo or ill feel about users upvoting their own post as everyone does it.
There've been a few occasions where I disagreed with my own post. I couldn't just let myself get away with bs comments, so I had to downvote to teach myself a lesson.
Current me might think "I'm a genius!" when making this comment.
Future me might think "holy fuck why and how was I so cringey at that point in my life😬"
Wow you out here making me look like an idiot because I downvote myself