As both a commenter and poster.

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    7 months ago

    Oh, sure, I get it. And if I’m going to spend the evening scrolling Lemmy, I’m probably going to scan the whole thread. But if my time is limited and I want to get the high points, sorting a big thread by top is better than any other way for me.

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      7 months ago

      I agree, you’re literally explaining the use case for a vote. It can be gamed sure but it cuts out a lot of the noise it also allows for other sorts like looking for unpopular or controversial comments.

      Which is the point of this community

      Which makes the OP so very meta