&gt; If you think you&#x27;re going to be downvoted, ask yourself why and consider rewriting it in such a way that people won&#x27;t downvote you.<p>I don&#x27;t think intentionally trying to write in a way that doesn&#x27;t provoke downvotes is helpful to a healthy discussion.<p>The post in question was direct, that&#x27;s it.<p>While it is fair to suggest that the parent post highlight the positives, I don&#x27;t think it is necessary always. Especially in light of 45 hearts on the medium post in support of the word. I&#x27;d say your last two points were addressed in the post as well...