I occasionally post things that I know will be downvoted to remind myself the votes don't matter. Ironically, when I do want to say something mildly controvers

I occasionally post things that I know will be downvoted to remind myself the votes don't matter. Ironically, when I do want to say something mildly controversial but I want it to be taken seriously, I just add "I know this will be downvoted to hell but..." and then it is not downvoted. Pro tip.