My bad, seems I've miscommunicated.
I love it here, it's as close to social media as I get. I love every bit of it. But I'm not exactly what you would call a normal person.
My social and communication skills are completely lacking in general, not just in this conversation. Based on your responses I can tell that I have made an error somewhere. Likely in failing to convey that it's an assumption and opinion I'm forming based on responses from people who have been downvoted in the past, not something someone directly says after downvoting someone. But I'm not sure, because as I've stated, I'm a little unskilled in this area.
It's all good. When it comes to words, I screw up daily. I'm not disappointed in you or anything like that. This place is confusing for everyone, including me. Many issues are unique to the individual and their own situation. It's more common to see people being assholes after they've been downvoted for a legitimate reason than it is to see people being assholes and instigating problems with their downvotes. All those problems can be remedied but it's up to the individuals to solve their own problems. No managers here. We're all our own managers. Just like in life, some people are poor managers and can't depend on themselves to get themselves out of a jam or prevent problems from occurring in the first place. Naturally a decentralized environment would be difficult to navigate for those types.
And maybe it's worth noting everything Taskmaster wrote boils down to his own personal opinion and perspective. He's not some kind of Official Hive Representative or some shit like that. Just a dude publishing his own thoughts, like most people do, including me. I represent myself and that's it.
Anyway. It's time for me to go.