I don’t think downvotes are necessary for every type of post. Art and information are personal, so if you don’t like it you should just move on.
I think opinion pieces, advice or just wrong information are the exact reason why downvotes are needed.
Advice with a lot of downvotes appears to be wrong. A news source with a lot of downvotes appears to misleading or false. If you post your opinion, downvotes show people disagree with your point of view.
It works for me, and if you disagree, feel free to downvotes this comment. I don’t seem it as a personal attack.
Edit: fyi, I upvoted your post as like the engagement on this subject.














For me it’s because the internet is getting ruined by people extending simple information into excessively long articles or YouTube videos.
If I need a simple yes or no, or a numerical answer, ai is usually quicker.