> are only for bad manners or the obvious wrongness
Downvotes are used to suppress opinions. I see it all the time, especially on Reddit. A lot of people talk on anecdotal evidence. This is the nature of conversation. If you don’t like it move on. But some people relish downvoting because they cannot fathom a world in which others have arrived at different conclusions.
Downvotes I think are a bad solution to the problem.
Downvotes are used to suppress opinions. I see it all the time, especially on Reddit. A lot of people talk on anecdotal evidence. This is the nature of conversation. If you don’t like it move on. But some people relish downvoting because they cannot fathom a world in which others have arrived at different conclusions.
Downvotes I think are a bad solution to the problem.