No Stupid Questions

Try to live your life without worrying about votes.

You're supposed to downvote. If something is off topic especially, but also if something is toxic or against the rules.

If there was a community where the joke was "you can only reply PANTS" and then someone started to comment about the downfall of capitalism, you downvote that shit into oblivion even if you agree with it out of context.

Yes its stupid because nobody uses them correctly. Its turned into a disagree button instead of "this doesnt belong here or add to the conversation" button.

I will gladly downvote anyone. People be saying some dumb shit.

Votes don't matter. Upvotes can't pay your rent or buy food. Downvotes won't put you in prison.

Vote however you want, that's why it's here.

I just down vote when I see low quality content or irrelevant or poorly supported arguments. I have upvoted takes I disagree with and then commented about why I disagree. It's not supposed to be a disagree button, it's supposed to be a "move this down in the feed" button.

Don't up/downvote for agree or dislike. People are allowed to have differing opinions. I downvote for hate, or bad faith. Very little else.

I downvote comments if they are factually wrong, if they are mean or derogatory or if they are needlessly critical of another commenter. I personally don't care if I get downvoted or even upvoted, I'm just here to speak my mind, hear others opinions, rant or vent or sometimes engage in a pleasant text conversation with a stranger.

I downvote comments that clearly break the rules of the community they’re posted in.

why the hell do you care about any of this?

maybe the better strategy is to not care about what internet strangers think about you?

Nope!

I don't even care about the accidental ones that happen from scrolling while tired.

Worst that happens is the hot feed gets negligibly shifted until the next person comes along.

Mad you got told off in womensstuff?

Up and down votes are intended as indicators of quality that people abuse as markers of taste. If you downvote because the post/comment is unhelpful/useless/etc. that's just voting as intended. If you are about to downvote because something is hateful, just report it to the mods instead. If you use certain clients, like Voyager, you will also see cumulative totals for your personal votes on users, which can be a great way to spot people you shouldn't interact with, and probably just block. If you can't tell the difference between people who are willfully nasty vs ignorant, maybe focus on learning to tell that rather than participate too much.

People have the right to find my shitty opinion shitty

Never accept criticism from someone you wouldn't take advice from.

Being downvoted yourself is not reason to start downvoting.

Now when people post links to videos without a text synopsis, that's a reason to downvote.

I'm indifferent, really. You can make the most benign post/comment possible and someone will downvote you for it, so you'll get used to it. Plus, too many people here think downvotes are for disagreeing.

And just to prove my point, I downvoted your question for absolutely no reason. Idc how you vote in return, if at all.

Have a nice day ❤️

Social feedback is important. It's not supposed to feel good, but it IS vital to building a healthy community. You need a sense of social awareness to evaluate your own ideas, even if the responder can't clearly articulate their opposition.at the very least it says your presentation needs work.

Dialog also isn't free. It's easy to demand someone defend their position for you, but real, thoughtful articulation takes time and effort. Many will offer it freely, but not everyone can afford to entertain you and not every argument is worth the effort. Their rejection of your premises stil matter.

A world with only likes should terrify you. It's the world of the executive surround by yes-men driving his company and the world to ruin. Human life requires friction. Every dislike is your ideas coming into contact with reality.

Here, it is usually because I didn't say things in the right way some leftists want.

I've been here 2-3 years and have up or down voted like 5 times. I just don't care about it and don't look at the numbers. Seems to work