I downvoted the post complaining about downvotes, but not the first post, since it was already downvoted. (Few things need to be downvoted/flagged to oblivion.)

I downvoted the post complaining about downvotes, but not the first post, since it was already downvoted. (Few things need to be downvoted/flagged to oblivion.) Since my attempt at explaining why the first post was downvoted received upvotes, at least we can surmise it's not totally off the mark to what others may think.