@suzianne said
You yourself have experienced the attacks, the demeaning denigration, the crusade that some here launch into whenever they see someone disagreeing with them, no matter the level of disagreement.
"Saying it" leads to exhaustion when those attacks continue even after you leave the futile discussion. For many, signaling one's disagreement anonymously is vital to avoid the a ...[text shortened]... sapproval without enduring a campaign of lies and endless friction merely for stating one's opinion.
Thing is, though, red thumbs have become meaningless and personal. I could say 'Grass is green' on here and I'd get thumbs - down. Red thumbs aren't vital, expressing opinion on this site isn't vital. Oxygen is vital, food is vital, cricket is vital. (Okay, the last one might have an element of personal bias...)
