I was searching through dang's comments to find some semi-relevant thread in which to make to make the following point and I guess this one is actually super re

I was searching through dang's comments to find some semi-relevant thread in which to make to make the following point and I guess this one is actually super related. What I have noticed recently is not exactly a left-right bias, but rather a narrowing of allowed opinions on pretty much anything. I have found that for my posts people jump on the downvote button pretty much unpredictably. It's not even my worst-thought or my rudest comments, it can happen to anything. In fact, some comments that I find myself cringing at in hindsight manage to catch a few upvotes. So I think maybe the underlying issue is stupider and stupider people managing to find their ways to the voting buttons. Interestingly, in the past I have noticed and pointed out a declining comment quality, but either I've gotten more tolerant of it, or it has reversed, because it no longer bothers me. Successful mod intervention may indeed be behind it. This time anyway, I do think voting is trending problematic.