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I don't think downvotes are the problem. I think the problem largely comes from the echo-chamberization of platforms. The people who would normally upvote your

I don't think downvotes are the problem. I think the problem largely comes from the echo-chamberization of platforms. The people who would normally upvote your honest good faith against the grain take are no longer on the platform, because the reigning ideology pushed them out. That doesn't mean you are necessarily ideologically aligned with these people, reality is much more nuanced then black and white.

asteroidbelt 5y ago
> I don't think downvotes are the problem. > I think the problem largely comes from the echo-chamberization of platforms Echo-chamberization is a result of downvoting. When comments close to the borders of Overton window are downvotes, Overtone windows narrows over time.