"Sidebar: I once accidently downvoted myself when scrolling through my posts on a phone (it was easy to do back then), and the UI displayed -1 vote – that was definitely a ‘what-the-fuck-am-I-doing-on-this-site!’ moment)"
Ha ha ha, I laughed so hard. I mean, I'm sorry that happened to you, but it was so funny because I understand how that feels. I have people who will upvote comments on my articles without upvoting on my article. Doh! Heh. That's life and with enough work and persistence, it will pay off in time.