VediusPollio

Any hope on getting 'sort by controversial' option?

https://lemmy.world/post/1788997

Any hope on getting 'sort by controversial' option? - Lemmy.world

It seems Lemmy is as much of an echo chamber as anywhere else. Even when I agree with the hive I like to read differing viewpoints, but there’s no easy way to sort through them here. We can’t be well-rounded when all we see are the same opinions endlessly reinforced in discussions.

Jul 19, 2023 at 6:21pmWeb
Show threaddb2Jul 19, 2023
Subscribe to more varied communities then.
Show threadVediusPollioJul 19, 2023
But then I’m just going from one echo chamber to another. Ideally, I’d like to see civil discourse from all most people from different walks.
Show threadreverieJul 19, 2023

Is there really too many comments on a lemmy post for you to see all comments, including “controversial”?

If I had to sort this feature request it would be far at the bottom of the list, at least until more users are commenting.

Show threadVediusPollioJul 19, 2023
It’s not much of a concern so far. Threads are generally small enough to read through, but some (especially news) threads do get quite large.
Show threadtootytootwooJul 19, 2023
Plus its a good idea for the future if lemmy grows to a nice size over time
Show threadVediusPollioJul 20, 2023
Exactly. The devs should probably just work some overtime and make this happen before it’s too late!
Show threadFesterJul 19, 2023

I don’t know the history of Reddit’s voting system, but I think controversial was a way to show posts/comments that were “unpopular” after they removed the display of both upvotes and downvotes and replaced it with percentage.

So here they could just add a sort by most downvotes, since they are displayed separately. I guess another option for sorting by most-equal upvotes vs. downvotes would be fine too, just not as simple for what would often be the same effect. Maybe sorting by most downvotes would even be preferable depending on what you’re looking for.

In other words, add a “Bottom” sort option as the simple opposite to “Top.” ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Show threadAquilJul 19, 2023

Better would upvote:downvote ratio. Sort by closest to 1.

But also most downvoted too would be good filter

Show threadacademicianJul 19, 2023
That’s kind of the inverse of “confidence”, which is a requested feature for comment sort.
Add a "confidence" comment sort option · Issue #3381 · LemmyNet/lemmy

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Show threadFesterJul 19, 2023
That’s what I was trying to say with “most-equal upvotes vs. downvotes”, but apparently my brain is mush and the word “ratio” wasn’t available.
Show threadVediusPollioJul 19, 2023

I’m trying to downvote less here on opinions I disagree with, so I guess it would complicate this sorting idea if everyone tried to be nicer…

I’m not after everything contrarian, but Im certain many relevant details are missed when threads are top-loaded with bias.