Thumbs Down on Reddit

What it signals here

upvote context

Symbolically represents the downvote button — Redditors use 👎 in comments to signal they're downvoting something or to mock a bad post.

community use

Used in comment threads to express community consensus that a take is bad, wrong, or against subreddit culture.

subreddit meaning

In r/unpopularopinion and debate subreddits it marks genuinely bad or harmful takes. In r/memes it's used ironically.

karma context

Associated with karma loss — 'this comment 👎' is shorthand for 'you're going to get downvoted into oblivion.'

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