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geowwy
2786 days ago
Probably not bots. In those days they actively encouraged upvoting everything as a way of gaming the front page algorithm.
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Karunamon
2786 days ago
A more charitable take would be they encourage upvoting everything to counter an infestation of downvote bombing.
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