It's not just the useless internet points, it's moving your point of view or points of view that you agree with higher on the page so it's seen by more people.

It's not just the useless internet points, it's moving your point of view or points of view that you agree with higher on the page so it's seen by more people. Downvotes often have less to do with the quality of the content and more to do with gaming the page layout to get more impressions.