That is kind of you to remark, thank you.

Alright, fair then. As a layman I am not privvy to that so I’m lacking that context in my understanding. I appreciate you sharing and will think on this more, thank you.

One could argue this very thread and similar anecdotes shared are the issues you’re inquiring about.

And I’m not out here asking for Lemmy to be rewritten, I’m discussing the topic. It is my least favorite thing about Lemmy, yes, but that doesn’t mean I’m disatisfied. I think mods seeing voting is less than ideal, but to be clear, I also think it’s fine.

Nothing is perfect, and if that’s the compromise for the benefits of Lemmy, it’s an acceptable one.

Just before this turns into something where people think I’m outraged or calling for change.

We can discuss things in the abstract.

I feel like this is a solution in search of a problem. Has faulty or malicious vote manipulation via instance federation actually been an issue before?

Admins, not mods. Enormous distinction here. And I don’t understand why that information can’t be anonymized or attached to a user identifying number rather than username, but I will admit I’m not a develop not a sysadmin so I am a layman speaking outside my field here.

That mods/admins can even see who is downvoting is, by far, my least favorite thing about Lemmy.

Nah, right wingers have been actively targeting young people for decades, and still do now. They’re literally playing Roblox with your children.

Want to know why there were so many conservative Gen Zs? Gamergate.

We can’t pretend this is just passive, from the parent kind of stuff. The right has and continues to actively target children in their spaces in ways that us on the left just have too much integrity to. I’m not saying we should start counter-indoctrinating children, but we need to be realistic and honest with ourselves about the situation.