All personal attacks (libel-defamation) are AD HOMINEM ATTACKS.
There is no reason to "retaliate" against AD HOMINEM ATTACKS because they are widely regarded as illegitimate non-arguments (logical fallacies).
It is surprisingly effective to simply identify them and walk away.
Whoever or whatever created this quack account has done us all a huge favor.
We should all band together, flat-earthers, anarchists, Christians, lunatics, conspiracy-theorists, and yes, even the MAGAHATS.
We should stand together and support REAL FREE-SPEECH.
We should stand together and support REAL FREE-SPEECH even for quack brainwashed.
If quack refuses to engage in a conversation, then they are a hypocrite.
DOWNVOTING FOR A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION MAKES YOU THE SAME AS THEM.
IN THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS, PROMOTE WHAT YOU LOVE.
IN THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS, PROMOTE DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT.
YOUR ATTENTION IS THE ONLY TRUE CURRENCY.
DON'T SPEND IT ALL ON THINGS YOU HATE.
On this point I agree 1,000%!
Yes, I would agree, so good thing my downvote was cast not over any difference of opinion or to ‘retaliate’ against personal attack, but mainly because this is spam/abuse of blockchain in my opinion. I didn’t downvote the first time I saw I had been put on this list, but it is now apparent that this account is re-posting the exact same post over and over and over again, with no changes but the minor additions of a couple ‘quacks’ to the list. I was under the impression this was the most legitimate purpose of a downvote, to counter spam and repeat posting of identical content over and over and over again. I think this could also fall into the category of ‘disagreement over rewards’ as it is absurd that this account should get rewarded over and over again for posts that are copy and pasted and re-posted over and over and over again...
That being said, I probably won’t downvote again next time he re-published the list, as it would be nice for his pics to not be hidden so all can see his lunacy in all its fullness. Also because I agree with you that we should be focusing most of our energy on supporting what we consider to be ‘good’ content rather than downvoting and attacking what we consider to be ‘bad’ content.
Lots of accounts do this.
Even very prominent and influential accounts.