I try to reserve downvotes for things that I think have negative value. If I simply don’t like something, I ignore it and move on; just because I don’t like it doesn’t mean that it lacks value for others. If I don’t understand something, and it’s important enough for me to act on, I’d rather have a discussion and learn.

I’ll downvote posts that don’t fit the purpose of a community, or which were clearly posted to start an arguement. I’ll downvote comments that are insulting, inflammatory, or otherwise malicious.

From what I’m seeing, Lemmy and the Fediverse are going to fill my social needs quite nicely, so I’m not sure if I’ll ever make it back to Reddit.