I have literally never upvoted or downvoted someone on Reddit or Chapo, and I'm surprised Chapo kept such a loathsome feature of Reddit. Every time I read about someone giving judgment on whether they'll upvote or downvote someone, I imagine some Yelp reviewer savoring any little microcosm of their existence where their input actually carries any weight.
Just respond to stuff or don't, it's fucking pathetic.
Sounds like a rather pathetic way to live though. I don't even moderate myself in my fundamental opinions while speaking with new co-workers, so why the fuck am I going to worry about downvoters on some free website.
I think it just leads to easily-impressionable people living and breathing somewhat according to Internet points.
We're all slaves to something, whether it's our egos or the opinions of a crowd, the only option is to sink into our Id and become Spartacus