I can’t say I never downvote anyone but I get into these comment chains from time to time where really no matter what I post whoever I’m talking to downvotes every response but I generally shy away from downvoting even things I dislike. I don’t want to fall into an echo chamber where all I see are only the things I agree with.

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    I’m not sure that constitutes an echo chamber necessarily. Women alone obviously have very diverse opinions on topics, same for men and non-binary people. Now if there’s a specific narrative and everyone agrees and any disagreement or questioning is seen as an attack then that’s probably an echo chamber.

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      Oh you absolutely thought it did when you DMed me to argue about making sure the rules are being applied equally in womensstuff.

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        More so to apologize but yeah rules should be applied equally since there was another guy in those same threads although i don’t agree with the point they were making.

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          I’d be really curious to know if you DM other community members with the same concern after you’ve been reprimanded for breaking the rules.

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              Oh I have to do the work for you, can’t just be honest?

              I do think it is weird how concerned you are about the rules being applied equally in a community that you aren’t even welcome in to begin with. It’s not your concern.

              If a community wants to use downvotes as a way of communicating displeasure or rule breaking, that’s their prerogative.

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                I was just offering. I’m all about rule following everywhere, not just in a particular community and breaking the rules should definitely be downvoted. Once again I’m apologizing for the human error on that comment.

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                  You’re more than welcome to become a mod of your own community where you can be sure the rules are applied as you prefer.

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                    Yeah but that aside I think most people enjoy or prefer fairness. Like what’s the point of rules if they aren’t fair, then they’re more like suggestions than rules.