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disregardable@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Downvote if the person deserves it. You don’t know that the person is the one downvoting you versus someone else. Although if you’re in a conversation with someone who you feel deserves to be downvoted, you’re probably better off blocking and moving on.
Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Not always but in some contexts it’s kinda blatant aka you’re deep into an unpopular thread and like ten comments feel back and forth and get downvoted literally at the same moment they respond. It’s unlikely anyone is clicking through who dislikes one side but doesn’t favor the other aka no upvotes for the other.
As for deserving. I usually don’t feel like someone is deserving, even if we are in disagreement on something. I appreciate views that are different from my own. It seems that’s not a common behavior. That is people will downvote just because they disagree.