is reddit behavior
Join an instance that disables downvotes. Then you won’t even know if you’re being downvoted.
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No, it doesn't explain it, but if join an instance that doesn't support downvotes, then you don't see the downvotes in the first place. It's pretty nice, actually.
do you know how protests work
This does not sound like an honest attempt at communication. Why would you even ask this unless you thought the person did not know? Yet you don’t offer any explanation of how you think protests work that might actually create a conversation. It may not be what you intended, but I interpreted your question as nothing more than a personal insult to the person who made the original comment. The equivalent of replying, “you don’t know what you’re talking about.” That sort of reply might be true, and I would probably even agree with it in the comment you linked, but it’s still not helpful in any way and kind of makes you seem like a jerk looking for an argument. So, to answer your question, I will often downvote a comment like this because it does nothing to make a positive contribution, and I would likely not explain why because I try to limit my interactions with people who are acting like argumentative jerks.
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Exactly. So I think it would have been more helpful to just jump to the explanation. Just say “But protests are meant to be disruptive because that is how they draw attention to the issue being protested.” There is no need to question the knowledge of the commenter. Just present the information that you think they don’t have. Even if the person you’re replying to isn’t interested, the info will be there for others and may lead to more conversation.
no one liked their opinion and people downvote on lemmy for the same reasons they downvoted on reddit
im talking about the 7 downvotes i have
i didn’t get 7 negative replies
Downvotes do not correspond to replies, you’re talking about two entirely different things.
no one explained why they downvoted
Because people didn’t like what you said, they didn’t like your snarky tone, they didn’t like you trying to derail the conversation.
That’s why they downloaded, they didn’t comment because they didn’t want to get into an argument with you. They just wanted to express their disapproval.
My advice - contribute to conversations and ignore down votes, hold to your convictions and don’t worry about what other people think - engage in good faith debate and hopefully you can spread your viewpoint, or adapt your viewpoint
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" do you (even) know how protests work?"
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/snarky
Snide and sarcastic; usually out of irritation.
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