What is the purpose of voting up or down on? I’m not clear what voting is suposed to achieve?

I never vote up or down on here in the same manner that I never click Like on any social media sites either, I don’t see what the intent behind it is.

  • WiggyJiggyJed@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Upvoting and downvoting allow users to express their opinions about specific posts, indicating whether they find them valuable or not. The more upvotes a post receives, the higher it will be ranked in search results within that community, making it easier for other people to discover it as well. This creates a sort of social proof whereby many individuals have deemed the content worthy enough to vote positively on it, suggesting its value and encouraging others to read or engage with it too.