Upvotes & downvotes here utterly mean nothing and often are mean-spirited and/or impulsive. As a result, people become increasingly entrenched in using votes t

Upvotes & downvotes here utterly mean nothing and often are mean-spirited and/or impulsive. As a result, people become increasingly entrenched in using votes to promote certain ideologies or norms and attempt to hide or obscure competing or contrary views, often without even thinking, just party politics applied to every distinct idea spectrum.