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I've had many private conversations with people here in which they've confided in me that they actively avoid posting because they don't want to be attacked or shouted down. As I've said elsewhere, "Let People Enjoy Things" is only a mantra in this place when the majority of people agree with you. Otherwise it's a dogpile.
Likes or Votes or whatever would only make things even worse. Me, I always know that whatever I say is going to be the polar opposite of 99% of the people here, whether it's about politics or Crunchy vs. Puffy Cheeze Doodles, but some people don't take the casual hostility that passes for "normal" around here very well at all. I know this because they tell me often.
There's already a lot of social-climbing and circle-jerking going on that makes people stifle themselves more than they should. We don't need anything to add to it.
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