It's to cut down on the tedious arguments. If someone posts something stupid, you could get into a long, drawn-out argument with them that goes nowhere and clut

It's to cut down on the tedious arguments. If someone posts something stupid, you could get into a long, drawn-out argument with them that goes nowhere and clutters up the comments, or you just click downvote and move on. Same reason for upvoting rather than "posting 'me too' like some brain-dead AOLer". [0] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMvS1Q1sos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMvS1Q1sos