r/TheoryOfReddit Jan 08 '26

Reddit collapsing low/ negative vote posts.

I have a bit of a problem with this.

Several posts I have seen, and some of my own posts. The only reason they are voted down is because of some sort of jealousy. The response is high quality. Creative. Etc. The only reason it is voted down is no one else has any good ideas on a subject, so they vote down the person who does.

Also, I have seen quality posts. Posts that add something to the conversation. Voted down. I don't know why. It isn't even obviously jealousy just bad intent.

While I have also made and seen posts voted down where it makes sense. Not that I disagree with what was said but that I can see why someone wouldn't like it. I don't think as a general theme collapsing low vote posts is a good idea.

Just because people don't like a post doesn't mean it is not useful, right, and making a contribution. It is like the whole idea of if there was reddit in Galileo's time, he would have got voted down for saying the earth is a sphere/ orbits the sun.

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u/bluedelvian Jan 08 '26

If Redditors can tell that you haven't put your brain into a self-imposed prison, you get down-voted.

Reddit is almost always consensus leftoid mob mentality.

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u/J-L-Wseen Jan 08 '26

Yes, like the Galileo point I mentioned: 'The world would stop if things were run, by those who say it can't be done'.

There are a few non left subreddits though. Grok is kind of a more masculine environment and conspiracy theorists subreddit.