What should I use it for?
In case of posts - should I downvote things that I don’t agree with? Or things that I don’t want to see in my feed (posts with low amount of votes fell more to the bottom)? Or things that I consider harmful/stupid/younameit?

In case of comments - should I downvote something that I don’t agree with? When should I use this button in case of comments. Or maybe I should not - cause what’s the point, actually?

  • Stoned_Ape
    33·
    4 years ago

    But it is also not nothing, is it? The person using the downvote button has a reason to do so. It’s not purely random. It is a reaction, and it is visible to everyone, including the creator of the comment.

    • kujawOP
      1·
      4 years ago

      Yeah, but what does it mean? What meaning has this downvote?

      • Stoned_Ape
        33·
        4 years ago

        According to most users on Reddit and here, it means the voters disagree with you, and don’t recommend others to read what you wrote.

        You are right that a fully detailed explanation is lacking, but it also doesn’t mean literally nothing.

        See that someone downvoted my comment above? The person doing thought that my comment wasn’t okay, I guess. Whatever the reason might be, it wasn’t something positive, but something negative.

        • kujawOP
          1·
          4 years ago

          Wouldn’t you like to know the reason? Wouldn’t this knowledge make discussion worth more?

          • Stoned_Ape
            12·
            4 years ago

            Absolutely! Answering with a text comment is always better than just voting without commenting. Though voting still isn’t literally without meaning, and still is useful.

            • jsgohac
              4·
              4 years ago

              Not sure about always. Wouldn’t an attention seeking troll posting something controversial enjoy tons of comments instead of downvotes? I guess a protocol is to upvote your favourite dissent instead of commenting?