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There's a crowd mentality on Reddit it completely depends on if your first vote is an up or downvote. After you get a downvote I don't think anyone even reads your point they just add their own.
I think this is true because I've deleted my comments posted the exact thing again and this time it gets positive karma.
Right. I think people just see the downvote and pile on. It's easier than actually reading the post and figuring out the person's demeanor and whether it's sarcastic and so on. There are a few other dynamics about that. Some people look for people whose posts are downvoted so they can chide them, scold them, insult or argue with them. I have had comments that are originally misinterpreted or targeted for ideology that end up turning around, though. Sounding rational or clarifying in replies sometimes works, as long as the comment wasn't too far down before other people actually read it. If you get a defensive or insulting attitude, though, there's nothing people on reddit like downvoting more than that.