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[โ€“] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I always thought a downvote was just a silent "Booooooooooo!"

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's what it should be, a "booo!" for lazy and willfully ignorant comments.

In practice most people downvote any take they disagree with, no matter if it was expressed well, written respectfully, and contributes to the conversation.