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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
It's true. I've expressed an opinion that started out with a few upvotes and watched it go up from there to the +100's. I've expressed the same opinion, gotten a couple downvotes at the start, and watched it tank.
gpt
I've seen people down voted to hell regularly for asking an honest question. Not that it ultimately matters, but I've noticed a lot of times you can turn the mob around by pointing out that pettiness. "Not sure why you're getting down voted for asking questions, but I hope you don't stop and keep learning and growing!"