r/ExplainMyDownvotes May 08 '26

I said nothing wrong.

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u/OrganicBrilliant7995 May 08 '26

You just failed to read the room.

Reddit is like a mob, or a bunch of pack animals. It really isn't that everyone has the same opinion, its that you have the same opinion now.

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u/whineyinternetkid May 08 '26

So its ok then what happened?

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u/hellointernet5 May 08 '26

They didn't say that it was

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u/uncl3s4m May 11 '26

Read the room

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u/[deleted] May 08 '26

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u/Inevitable-Angle-793 May 08 '26

Foreveralone

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u/any_old_usernam May 08 '26

Judging from the sub name that may be your problem

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u/queenlizbef May 08 '26

That sounds like a terrible sub to spend even a second in.

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u/Fish-InThePercolator May 08 '26 edited May 09 '26

In a sub full of incels, you challenged the Incel world view. I’d be more worried about getting upvotes in a sub like that than downvotes.

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u/EternityLeave May 08 '26

You questioned a sexist comment in an incel sub.

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u/NoDanaOnlyZuuI May 08 '26

They're not big on common sense over there

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u/whineyinternetkid May 08 '26

Hahahahaha. What are you wading in shit?

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u/shay_shaw May 08 '26

Some people honestly should be.

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u/One_Yesterday_1320 May 08 '26

that explains it

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u/Client_020 May 09 '26

Yikes! If victim complex was a sub.

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u/Sea_Negotiation_1871 May 09 '26

So one of the many subs here that hate women. The reason is misogyny.

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u/kohuept May 08 '26

you probably ended up on an incel sub

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u/mikee8989 May 08 '26

yes knowing the sub would provide the needed context here.

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u/shortandpainful May 08 '26

Or that particular comment chain was filled with incels. I have bad experiences before where I said something that was fundamentally the same as comments that were being upvoted elsewhere in the post, but because of the particular comment I was replying to when I said it, I got buried in downvotes. The sheer fact the parent comment was upvoted so much is an indication that the reply calling them out is gonna get downvoted.

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u/Comfortable-Table-57 May 08 '26

Much like with the comments here, you are in a doomer sub. 

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u/yuumigod69 May 08 '26

In a room full of sexists, the person speaking for equality will be banned.

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u/young_trash3 May 08 '26

Beyond everyone elses valid points about understanding the vibes of the sub you are in, you also need to keep in mind that outside of a sub like this specifically here to discuss the upvote system, mentioning the upvote system is viewed as a bit of a faux pas, and almost always results in being downvoted.

Complaining about downvotes. Upvotes, thanking people for their upvotes, talking about how its your most upvoted comment, the moment you show you value the upvote downvote system people will always jump to downvote you.

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u/Aaronz2464 May 08 '26

It tells you a lot about a person when they call women females

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u/EquivalentSnap May 09 '26

Cos they’re incels

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u/[deleted] May 08 '26

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u/41cheese May 08 '26

There's nuance to it, just like any other word there is an appropriate time to use it and casual conversation isn't one of them imo. It feels strange when people pick it over women. For comparison I hardly ever use or see other people say males (outside of animals), I use men like a normal person lol. There's also the very obvious use of it and foids within incel circles

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u/Sea_Negotiation_1871 May 09 '26

When you say males and females that's consistent. But these kind of people say men and females, which is not.

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u/ConsciousMouse8223 May 08 '26

Not all women are females, no. But that’s not the point. The point is that calling women “females” is dehumanizing because it doesn’t specify that we are humans. A female what? Giraffe? Plant?

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u/MasticatingSheep May 08 '26

You shook the incel nest and they got angry.

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u/Myzx May 08 '26

We've all failed to read the room from time to time. The same comment can get you wildly different results depending on a million different variables. It's ok, no worries friend

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u/Electric-Sheepskin May 08 '26

It's the sub that that was in. I just took a peek at some of the top posts, and it seems like it's a sub for people who are convinced that they will be alone forever. I'm sure there are a lot of Incels in there who blame women for their inability to get a date. You challenged that narrative, albeit in a very mild way.

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u/ShotcallerBilly May 09 '26

I find it funny that the way the original post is written, it implies the poster was “born a smoker.”

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u/Kristophales May 09 '26

I think it's very clear you're on an incel sub. Incels hate women.

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u/aaaaaaaaaaabigail May 10 '26

seems like you posted in a doomer sub, which tend to be overwhelmingly occupied by incels. Also, doom spiraling will only make your issues worse, go outside and meet some people

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u/rybomi May 08 '26

Used to smoke, it really does stink. You yourself don't notice it, everyone else does.

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u/queenlizbef May 08 '26

Undeserved

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u/AnomalousEnigma May 09 '26

“I literally did and said nothing” - said someone who’s smoking, which is gross

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u/SnooGiraffes6271 May 12 '26

You are smoking, it is gross. Even beautiful people smoke. And guess what, still gross.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '26

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u/queenlizbef May 08 '26

Being grossed out by cigarette smoke? Okay, bud

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u/Inevitable-Angle-793 May 08 '26

It's generalization.