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At least NOW I can find out exactly who can call me out for saying something stupid, and thank that person for providing me with valuable information and knowledge.
Downvotes are actually kinda useful, even I benefit from them.
In LiveLeak all votes were public. What happened was a lot less downvoting, but also aggrevated users would stalk your page and leave mean messages if you downvoted their comment.
On the other hand, it was really easy to spot trolls trying to manipulate the narratives, Hasbarah and Russian trolls were really active on LiveLeak. This allowed me to block them and keep them from bombing my comments anytime I said something critical.
I actually didn't notice that it could REALLY go wrong.