• drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If you want to hide something it implies that there is shame in it.

    Edit: I didn’t finish my thought. My bad. I meant in cases like this, not in general. There are multiple exclusions to my above statement. It’s what I get for being half asleep and on the internet.

    • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I would assume that’s because, at least partially, because there’s an abundance of addons which automatically block blue checks.

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        1 year ago

        It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t also give them more weight in the algorithm. Any time you load a thread with more than a few comments, there’s like 5 trolls on top with bullshit comments.

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      1 year ago

      There are other reasons too.

      I’m not ashamed of being moderator on a online forum but I don’t want it to show next to my name when I’m not moderating.

      I’m also not ashamed that my truck is a 4x4 but I still don’t want the badge on my tailgate.