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Since you sound like you appreciate the principled approach, I'd like to encourage you to not delete downvoted comments. They can be used for other people's learning too, not just yours.
I've often spent a half hour staring at a particular downvoted comment, trying to brainstorm all the directions the downvotes could realistically be coming from. This can be helpful sometimes, and is much easier to do when they aren't routinely deleted.
It's not "messy" any more than people are, and much like writing down your work in math, it helps leave a better trail to see how online thought and discourse evolves over time.
What I'd encourage instead is to add a labeled edit that includes your revised thoughts and how they evolved through your process. That's what I usually do anyway, people don't seem to mind.
There is an egoistic reason though.
Just in this thread, OP is being called out by others for another comment they made in their past.
It's just easier to keep a clean history by deleting unpopular content.
Most people have clients that filter negative comments out, so too few people will see it to make it worthwhile.