i could be wrong, but i feel like upvotes make downvotes unnecessary, as upvoted content will naturally be recognized, while comments that don’t get upvotes probably aren’t valuable (and they might totally be valuable… just unnoticed)

i will say… i do like that kbin shows upvotes and downvotes together. feels less shitty.

alternatively… could be more shitty if you get a ton of downvotes and no upvotes!