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  • But that is my point: downvoting the news will not keep people from using it; the people who will want to use it will find it anyway.

    In any case, people still want to be aware about it, especially the people who disagree and downvoted it, so they should have upvoted instead, in order to have a proper discussion about the issue they supposedly care about.

    Trying to bury it in downvotes to make it disappear from “Hot” does the exact opposite.


  • Wow, so many downvotes probably from people hating the news, this is not what the downvote button is for.

    It’s about if a post or comment contributes or triggers interesting and engaging discussions.

    Specifically for news articles, I find it important to upvote if I’m glad the article was posted at all, since it helps raise awareness about an issue etc, or if I probably wouldn’t have found the article posted on another platform, so maybe I wouldn’t have learned about it at all.

    Even if it’s fake news, it’s better for me to be aware that misinformation in being spread about the issue, with people in the comments explaining why it’s fake with sources etc.

    The upvote/downvote button is not a change.org petition for making a problem go away by disagreeing with it.



  • Mazesecle@lemm.eetoMemes@lemmy.mlreplacing the thinkpad
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    4 months ago

    Just leaving this here in case you don’t know: there are also the Framework laptops, which are designed to be modular, upgradable, and have easy to buy replacement parts.

    They even sell motherboards, so you can now get a e.g. Intel Core Ultra motherboard for your 3-4 year old laptop.

    Of course It’s a bit more expensive than a used 10 year old Thinkpad, but it kind of competes with other high end laptops, and it is cheaper especially when you consider it’s designed to last more

    (Not a sponsored post, just glad there is a company that makes such products, and that when I broke a part I could just go to their store and order a replacement instead of searching for serial numbers on random online stores etc like I’ve done before)