I read in lemmy support that this is a significant problem. I don't get it. What does anyone gain in down voting without reason?

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[–] 35 points 8 months ago (1 child)

What makes you think it's without reason?

If a spam bot or a trolling account comes along I go on a downvoting spree.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago

    What makes you think it’s without reason?

    There are entire instances where if you down vote stuff without leaving a comment to explain why, they ban you...

    So OP and others see those people act like downvotes are a huge deal, and they believe them

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