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.
ITT: we muddy the waters and people get scared because they don’t know how deep they are anymore despite standing in it
Very true, and I’d much prefer everyone having access than only Mods/Admins having access. If anyone can see, then everyone should be able to see. Down with internet feudalism!