Curse words are negative and divisive but i dont see any well known members here slinging them around without forethought. Comparing OG to facebook or redditt is foolish.
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Positivity requires negativity for relevance. If people think a thumbs down is negative or divisive I totally disagree. Many blessings and much love
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I know why all these things i’m way to high to understand : the badges. Something about this. Maybe.
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I disagree… you act like you need negative for contrast… you do not…
We can just achieve positive
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What if the person who gives the thumbs down is actually wrong though?
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Head’s up everyone on the likes, LemonadeJoe increased the amount a couple days ago 
Since then I don’t think I have run out.
In this case the posts you’re describing would be worth flagging due to being off topic and/or other valid reasons. Mods will see it and hide the post (unless the flagging is frivolous).
And I agree with you that it sucks to feel sidelined in the moment while a thread is highjacked or jackass-ed, etc.
I also forget about the block function
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Disagreement is not negative, its the way to understanding.
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That’s the issue, most people think if you don’t agree with them then you are being negative. It’s pretty wild.
And another thumbs down for @Hashpants
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There are clearly some bad actors that find themselves in here on Overgrow from time to time. They don’t deserve the time of day with genuine verbal replies and I think novice and newer members would benefit from seeing a lot of respected members showing disapproval without giving that negatively the attention it seeks.
The dislike button isn’t a means to show negativity, it’s a way to point it out for others to see. I can see how some feel it’s offensive.
Why even have likes then if they’re not unlimited? Limiting positivity? That’s perplexing to me. Many blessings and much love
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I never said dont disagree… disagreeing without explanation is arrogant
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Same for likes, why press the little heart when we can better express those things with our words? Many blessings and much love
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But what do you think it will become?
Posting disagreement when someone is crapping up the trading thread just adds more clutter.
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I think it will become a tool, especially if moderation keeps a handle on abuse. Many blessings and much love
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Thought experiment: perspective
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If its out of place so would be a dislike…
Because a positive doesn’t have to be explained its usually just a hey thanks cool or I like that etc but the negative would have to be explained because someone would most likely disagree.
ITT: the reason for having a Chat feature 
I think it will become a childish use of an emoji in the end… like trollitup
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Without a dislike button, threads have the chance to turn into ongoing debates like this one here, going on right now. A dislike button could have saved a hundred or so comments in this thread I think. Extrapolating that to the entire website I think it would be helpful. Many blessings and much love