I disagree that hidden downvotes are generally a terrible idea. Downvotes should probably usually be hidden and used as a measure of whether to surface informa

I disagree that hidden downvotes are generally a terrible idea. Downvotes should probably usually be hidden and used as a measure of whether to surface information - except when that information is factual. Twitter contains absolutely nothing except opinions and thus visible downvotes are useless there. There are other platforms (like YouTube) where downvotes make a lot of sense because users post guides and tutorials where the downvote ratio is a good indicator of how accurate or useful that guide is.