In seriousness, I agree that they are completely worthless as far as it goes. In fact, I've ranted in the past that the concept of downvotes is outright juvenile. Along those lines, I'm more complaining that they too frequently take the place of discussion, submarine dissenting opinions, and encourage group-think.

Which is also why I don't pose my opinions in the form of a question. I'm one of those people who believes it's OK to plainly and respectfully express a dissenting belief, without apologizing for it.

In fact, do you know of any other path to a better world? (See what I did there?)