I don’t think this is necessarily true. I disagree openly on a number of topics, and generally get slightly upvoted, or at least only downvoted a little. In fact, I WANT to have some controversial comments (with > 10 votes and −2 < karma < 10), or I worry that I’m censoring myself.
The times I’ve been downvoted to hell, I’ve been able to identify fairly specific reasons, usually not just criticizing, but criticizing in an unhelpful way.
I don’t think this is necessarily true. I disagree openly on a number of topics, and generally get slightly upvoted, or at least only downvoted a little. In fact, I WANT to have some controversial comments (with > 10 votes and −2 < karma < 10), or I worry that I’m censoring myself.
The times I’ve been downvoted to hell, I’ve been able to identify fairly specific reasons, usually not just criticizing, but criticizing in an unhelpful way.