Why is “downvoted” so frequently modified by “to oblivion”? Can we please come up with a new modifier here? This is already a dead phrase, a cliche which seems to get typed without any actual thought going into it. Wouldn’t downvoting “to invisibility” or “below the threshold” or even just plain “downvoting”, no modifier, make a nice change?
Slang vocabulary tends to become more consistent and repetitive over time in my experience. New phrases will appear and then go to fixation until everyone uses them. The only answer is to try to be as creative as possible in your own word choices.
Why is “downvoted” so frequently modified by “to oblivion”? Can we please come up with a new modifier here? This is already a dead phrase, a cliche which seems to get typed without any actual thought going into it. Wouldn’t downvoting “to invisibility” or “below the threshold” or even just plain “downvoting”, no modifier, make a nice change?
I prefer ‘to oblivion’ over all your suggested alternatives. Why do you think it should change?
Slang vocabulary tends to become more consistent and repetitive over time in my experience. New phrases will appear and then go to fixation until everyone uses them. The only answer is to try to be as creative as possible in your own word choices.