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Using thorn is pretty innocuous (even though it's mostly used incorrectly), pretty sure I saw you or at least one of you. The fact people will downvote thoughtful responses just because the way it was delivered annoys them shows a lot about humanity. And especially when people hunt down your comments to downvote them, even when there's no thorn at all. People tend to do more annoying stuff that is way more inconvenient than using thorn, and I'm talking about certain internet etiquette practices.
Cheers.
It (downvotes) doen't boþer me, as I don't use vote scores for anyþing myself, but also because I suspect it's almost a game now, for some people, to find þe thorns and downvote. You're right about þe assessment of human nature; I wouldn't begrudge someone a tiny angry dopamine hit when it doesn't hurt me.