I’ve never heard this. I’m pretty sure the internet has decided otherwise.

This is not Reddit.

I mean, you practically asked for the downvotes. (Also, if that is truely the intent, then they’ve made some critical errors in UX design)

It’s literally a vote, not a relevancy guide

If they have a restricted use, why am I given discretional control of them? 🤔

You can see who downvoted. Just block them.

oof, ratioed af

It’s for content that you don’t want to see. The reason is your business. I think you’re confusing the etiquette rule that downvotes are not for opinions you disagree with, because we want people to be able to discuss different viewpoints without the hivemind casting them into the ether.

If there’s content you don’t like it is perfectly valid to downvote.