Edit: obligatory explanation (thanks mods for squaring me away)…
What you see via the UI isn’t “all that exists”. Unlike Reddit, where everything is a black box, there are a lot more eyeballs who can see “under the hood”. Any instance admin, proper or rogue, gets a ton of information that users won’t normally see. The attached example demonstrates that while users will only see upvote/downvote tallies, admins can see who actually performed those actions.
Edit: To clarify, not just YOUR instance admin gets this info. This is ANY instance admin across the Fediverse.
That’s why the topic is “You Should Know” rather than “I’ve Had A Revelation That No One Has Ever Considered”.
And it doesn’t mean it’s nefarious. It just means… you should know.
Ok… have to admit that I miss one thing from Reddit… I have no awards to give.