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I really dislike the downvote function because it reinforces self-censoring. And I completely loathe the implementation of it, you need xxxx upvotes to downvote

• beerandt 5y ago
  >I especially read the faded comments and upvote This seems to happen a lot more frequently here than anywhere else. I'm not really sure what that says, other than people still read comments that are faded. Also that people shouldn't worry about self-censoring. I don't have a problem with downvotes or the karma needed to do it, but I do sometimes wish it were possible to reply to a dead comment, especially if you vouch for it and it's still dead. Sometimes they're worth defending, or is relevant in a non-obvious way, and sometimes the comment itself is discussion worthy, as it relates to the topic, even if it's wrong or seems trollish.