r/The10thDentist • u/TheDittoMan • Jul 31 '20

Meta - Standard Voting PSA: Stop Insulting The Competition.

Too many times in this sub have I seen posts that put the other side down.

For example: "I hate (thing) and if you disagree you're fucking retarded."

While obviously exaggerated, my point still stands. It's perfectly okay if you hate (thing). It's NOT okay to tell people to go fuck themselves if they disagree.

Believe it or not, if you insult someone, they'll probably not want to listen to you.

TL;DR, Don't be an asshole.

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u/sleeveless_heart Jul 31 '20

Also can we stop downvoting the comments that agree with the OP? Have seen a trend of that - it's an unpopular opinion for a reason.

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u/NormalDooder Jul 31 '20

The fact people are willing to upvote things they already might heavily disagree with is an incredible feat. The least we can do is allow them to downvote the comments.

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u/sleeveless_heart Jul 31 '20

That's very fair. But this makes me very hesitant to participate in the comments because I do not want to get downvoted into oblivion just because of my thoughts on an animated series xD

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u/kithon1 Jul 31 '20

I mean. Just don't comment. If you truly believe what you post than you should be prepared to defend your stance and take the potential downvotes. If the downvotes scare you than you must not believe in your opinion enough to be worth posting.