genuinely helpful and honestly meaningful (especially if you’re going to invest any level of your mental health in posts (which i don’t recommend but is natural if you try to post what’s on your mind)) being able to see like, oh even if 20 people downvoted me, 7 people agreed with me, i have seven fighters. it’s so much better to see that and get a fuller picture of how your comment was received.
i remember seeing reddit make that change out of nowhere for no reason and thinking…jesus, this is the beginning of the end
I find it’s helpful when you get like 18 upvotes and 22 downvotes.
If I just saw 4 downvotes I’d be thinking “did I really say something that stupid?”, so it’s nice to know that at least some people are on the same wavelength as me.
Sometimes situations like that show how many people actually read your carefully worded comment, and who just slapped the down arrow after skimming the first line. Some people can’t handle subtleties.
Boo, downvote!