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Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created by Retric on Sunday November 26, 2017 @10:50AM (#15781384)
I am not sure how true that is. I have had many comments go negative and still end up positive.

I think people are more likely to think about voting when they see a downvoted post.

PS: I also feel some net negative posts are a good sign that someone is not simply voicing the crowd's opinions.

Re:Facebook Can’t Cope with the World It’s Created by dwaltrip on Sunday November 26, 2017 @12:03PM (#15781772)
I've caught myself before sometimes being more careless with the downvote button if the comment was already grayed out. After I realized this risk, I now attempt to be more mindful.

So it is a thing that happens, at least to a certain extent.