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I find that if such opinions are communicated civilly, they are much, much less likely to be downvoted. It's not like no one here will knee jerk downvote, but m
by Bjartr 6y ago
I find that if such opinions are communicated civilly, they are much, much less likely to be downvoted. It's not like no one here will knee jerk downvote, but most often I see aggressive posts downvoted much more consistently than "merely" controversial ones
- mellosouls 6y agoI agree that uncivil comments are down-voted more often, but there is clear "I don't agree with you even though you've made your point intelligently, so I will see if I can make it disappear" which is really unfortunate and not conducive to civil discourse. Perhaps less than other platforms but certainly a thing - often with no counter comment to explain. All seems a bit small-minded.
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- bluGill 6y agoIf you are civil you get less down votes, but some opinions will automatically get you a few down votes no matter how insightful and well worded.
- skissane 6y agoSome people downvote because a silent downvote is risk-free, a response isn't. Especially on a controversial topic, why respond and run the risk of being downvoted by those who disagree with you when you can just downvote and move on?