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		non-entity on July 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Orthodox Privilege > If you don't, you get downvotes and criticism. Heh, if you're lucky. Often you get just the downvotes.

skissane on July 16, 2020 [–]

The incentives encourage people to downvote rather than criticise. If they post a critical response, they run the risk of being downvoted by those who disagree with that criticism. You can't get downvoted for a silent downvote.

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