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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's that momentum. Once you start going negative, you get pile driven even lower

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 10 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Only if you are really stupid or controversial. In a popular thread you can turn the votes around with subsequent posts or a clarifying edit.

[–] Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I once asked a question, everyone thought I made a bad joke, down voted, I edited it to include that it was genuine curiosity, got down voted even harder and called stupid, my noddle still doesn't compute the situation.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 6 months ago

Sometimes you start with the person you replied to down voting you because they think you disagreed with them, then others read your comment and up vote it

[–] Tixanou@lemmy.world 24 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A negative downvote is an upvote :v

[–] Shady_Shiroe@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

Reminds me of a poster that said "!False is funny, because it is true"

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 months ago

We are always one negative vote away from oblivion

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That one poster brave enough to speak and defend you and single handedly turns the tide.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Or even better, when they call out the loonies too and go down with you like the violin Titanic scene

[–] Zeroc00l@sh.itjust.works 13 points 6 months ago

Movie is Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

[–] Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I completely forgot Dave Chappelle is in that movie until recently.

[–] CaptnKarisma@lemmy.ml 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] variants@possumpat.io 12 points 6 months ago
[–] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A Jew, in England!?

[–] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't one downvote plus one upvote be 1 again

[–] DragonTypeWyvern 10 points 6 months ago

Sure.

The meme's about being at -1 though.

[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

I think you automatically upvote your own posts/replies

[–] caveman@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago

Who cares about down votes? I'd care if I didn't express my view properly, but sometimes people just disagree

[–] nooneshere@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

Hide votes unless you're keen on worrying about stupid manipulative internet points

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Who cares what intermet strangers think about your comments?

[–] m13@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

hehe minus one 😈

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Why are you downvoting it??

[–] Pharmacokinetics@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I brought you back to zero. Now hug me.... please :(

[–] psud@aussie.zone 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I returned it to zero after someone moved it off

[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 6 months ago

I can see what you are doing. Come here my little (or big, doesn't matter) internet person with a sense of humor