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Is it possible to design a social media app or service that rather than focuses on farming engagement, it tries to promote quality content? (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] taladar 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say that upvotes always mean quality, they could also just indicate mass appeal while quality but niche content is hidden that way.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I never said they did. Just that they tended to be more correlated with quality than downvotes or replies.