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Re:Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Need... by underseacables on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:36AM (#27984308)
It sounds like this is more about your ego. Not to be glib, but if you have written out a thoughtful statement, who cares if it gets downvoted? You can’t control how other people are going to react, and getting upset that you lack that control, takes away from your arguments and makes it about you.

How do you respond when colleagues or students disagree? Perhaps working in academia so long has given you a false sense of superiority.

Re:Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Need... by howaboutnope on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @11:11AM (#27984740)
A downvote is not "disagreeing". It doesn't require the downvoter to be able to justify their action, they can just do it, and it is closer to violence than to communication.
Re:Please Bring Back Our Downvotes: Society Desperately Need... by krapp on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @09:41PM (#27991878)
Come and see the violence inherent to the system!