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All you people using the downvote button to disagree instead of saying something need to go outside and touch grass.
I disagree.
Now you're getting into the spirit.
I agree ๐
If it annoys you, you could consider moving to an instance without downvotes so your feed will act like they don't exist.
OP is not bothered by the downvotes, they are bothered that they are being used as nothing more than a "I personally disagree" or "I don't like your opinion" button and that the vast majority downvoters are too cowardly to put forward their own counter opinion.
Any comment that is making an honest contribution to the discussion shouldn't be getting downvotes. When comments are downvoted for no legitimate reason, the website becomes at risk of being an echo chamber.
A feature that is consistently misused is a useless feature. Either get used to them being used to express disagreement or admit that they're a failure and stop trying to make them work.
I admit they're a failure but I won't stop being the change that I want to see.
Ooh please tell me which instances operate like that?
This page has a table of instances with a bunch of info including whether the instance has downvotes.
Thank you! I think if I didn't see downvotes it would be better for my mental health.