I’ve said this many times but downvotes are a valuable signal that wastes way less time of everyone involved.
Explanations of downvotes don’t just take the time of the person writing them, they also take the time of everyone else who has to read them, and multiply the impact of trolls and prolific bullshitters.
If you are getting a lot of downvotes, then it’s almost always for a good reason and rarely that mysterious, and if you pay attention you will soon figure out what people don’t like about your content, for example that it’s whiny.
I’ve said this many times but downvotes are a valuable signal that wastes way less time of everyone involved.
Explanations of downvotes don’t just take the time of the person writing them, they also take the time of everyone else who has to read them, and multiply the impact of trolls and prolific bullshitters.
If you are getting a lot of downvotes, then it’s almost always for a good reason and rarely that mysterious, and if you pay attention you will soon figure out what people don’t like about your content, for example that it’s whiny.