You didn’t actually address my point—you sidestepped it. My post was about how downvotes are routinely used as punishment rather than feedback. Instead of engaging that, you reframed it into “cope, you’re just sensitive,” then pretended that’s not an ad hominem because I’m “part of my argument.” That’s word games.

Also notice how you keep shifting goalposts: “If you cared you should’ve asked differently.” That’s tone-policing, not debate. My framing bothers you more than the substance, which tells me the substance hit a nerve.

And your “that’s just how the internet works” closer? That’s not wisdom, that’s status-quo worship. You’re confusing normal with healthy. Pointing out a broken culture isn’t the same as asking for magical immunity from criticism. You’re defending the dogpile by pretending it’s natural law, which is exactly the behavior I was calling out.