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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I value the ability to view the community sentiment more than I value artificial manipulation of the voting system to make the community seem more fair and open minded than it actually is.

When my opinion is not well received by the community, either I am wrong, or I have not presented it in a way they can understand and accept.

"Downvoting to oblivion" is not an inherently bad thing, even when it is due to a mistake or misconception. Just because that particular conversation has ended and 99.9% of the traffic has passed through does not mean the topic is finished. It will come back up in the future, and I know I will need to focus on that mistake or misconception when it does.

I also reject your characterization that upvotes are a "reward".