One cannot downvote submissions, only comments. This seems to be largely a non-sequitur as one can only not vote up something. I have, for example, downvoted y

One cannot downvote submissions, only comments. This seems to be largely a non-sequitur as one can only not vote up something. I have, for example, downvoted your comment as it is not useful and is a bit snide or condescending (inclusive “or” to be clear), whereas had you posted your comment as a post, I would not have been able to do so.