I’ve only deleted comments when I actually regret posting them, like if I was an absolute dick to someone who didn’t actually deserve it
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Yeah. I remember I got heavily downvoted on reddit once when I made an Office reference, which seemed weird to me since reddit usually loves the Office, but then I only slowly realized in context the reference inadvertently seemed really racist which was very much not my intention so I deleted it.
I rarely delete otherwise though.
I accidentally defended a paedophile once, didn't know who the person was, just wanted to make a shitty joke.... deleted that real quick.
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Isn't it better to apologise?
I do both! I delete too cause I just don’t like keeping that negativity out there.
Sir, this is the internet.
And it can be as positive of a place as we can make it
You should try it
Leave it up to remind yourself you can be better.
Fuck you piece of shit fuck you
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I leave them up, but edit to say what I think about it now. I value transparency and the willingness to change your mind when presented with new facts or apologize for being wrong, and I want to set an example for others to see. I've been an ass and said things I regret later, and I'll do it again I'm sure.
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One of the most downvoted posts I remember ever seeing was someone saying “But wasn’t he a psedophile and necrophile?” when Jimmy Saville died. That one turned around very quickly when all the stories came out in the media. Proof that sometimes you should stick to what you know is right.
Vindication is an underrated emotion.
Me deleting the reposting it knowing that the people who downvoted me won't return
Your boos mean nothing to me; I've seen what you cheer!
Every breath I take without your permission raises my self-esteem!
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I think North Korea is an unpleasant place to be, Taiwan isn't part of the PRC, and Stalin was a murderous dick. Makes me unpopular on Lemmy, but I gotta be me.
That's the popular opinion everywhere here except lemmygrad and hexbear
And Lemmygrad/Hexbear are known for brigading other places to try and (without success) control the narrative. They openly admitted to doing so
By their powers combined, they become wannabe MiniTru!
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Facts
Yea sometimes I get downvotes but I know I'm right.
Sometimes I have upvotes on a cringe comment and delete those lol.
Posting about the stuff I am knowledgeable about sometimes gets me the most downvotes.
On Reddit I feel like people would just look for heavily downvoted comments to tag in and add their two cents, which could easily mean your inbox exploding, so I could understand deleting just to stop the flood, but generally I don't worry too much about deleting old comments just because people didn't agree with me.
On reddit the only thing that matters is the first few votes. The content of your comment doesn't matter, people will pile on the upvotes or downvotes because agreeing with the group gives you a dopamine rush
At this point I think I would seriously start to worry about myself if everyone on Reddit agreed with me:-P.
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I am too lazy and not petty enough to delete the comments I post. takes me too much effort to go thru with making one anyways
Definition of "I said what I said"
Take pride in your downvoted posts
Downvotes are a badge of honor.
consider yourself dishonoured
The only time I delete comments is if I accidentally comment it twice.
Same, unless of course I commented it twice on purpose.
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I’ve been known to delete posts that get one or two downvotes, makes me realize my comment wasn’t that helpful or interesting. If one of them gets a lot, it stays. I’m happy to be wrong or unpopular, at least the comment added to the discourse :)
The best are the downvotes without comment. To me they just read “Shit, thats a great point. But, I can’t outright admit to being wrong so downvote.”
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Never back down never what?
My whole career on Stack Exchange…
I'll delete a comment if the entire comment is factually false. Otherwise it stays up.
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