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- Downvotes are good for #steem!
I would say it definitely depends on the circumstances. If a spam post is getting downvoted so they don't get rewards for doing nothing, that is good. If it is just "getting a downvote from a random account for no reason" or "downvoted because I disagree with this person or don't like them" that is bad.
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So it will stay a dilemma, right?
If there's no chance to actually quantify and qualify the good and the bad we'll maybe just have to live with the dilemma, right?
To me the individual reason for someone downvoting content of others would be interesting to know but every reason is fair game to me!
I don't like the sneaky type of downvotes distribution via anon or bot accounts.
I would prefer that downvote capabilities must be earned by engaging with the community or by actively posting.
That way at least some of the misuse if steem voting