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Lol, this comment has already been downvoted. I definitely noticed on reddit if I got into it with some alt-right shit then for a few hours or days afterwards every comment of mine would get a couple of extra downvotes.
I don't know what's sadder, if it's just some kind of petulant tantrum or if they've convinced themselves it's an effective tactic that actually achieves something.
I didn't say it bothered me, it's just interesting that people will do this. If I hid comment scores, I wouldn't know.
I am fairly dedicated to not allowing social media metrics to colonise my mind to the extent that I let them affect my mood.
Yeah, that's a fair way to do it if you find it works better for you. I find the vote scores a good indication of how the community is behaving - or being brigaded - and I always evaluate them in that light. It's like if someone says something in a crowd and the reaction is either "woo" or "boo" or "...", you can use that to read the room. I like vote scores for that reason.