The most inoffensive, on-topic, accurate posts and comments get downvotes. I mostly chalk it up to a few trolls, and also accept the possibility I am unknowingly treading on someone’s sensitivities. Goodness knows I’ve seen posts that reflexively make me feel bad that clearly were not intended to do that, stuff posted on Lemmy Be Wholesome that I felt wasn’t actually that wholesome but actually harmful and wanted to downvote despite the mass upvotes. I try to be sensitive and think of others’ feelings, put down common trigger warnings, but also I can’t account for every single possible sensitivity or viewpoint, especially when posting on the internet to the public, and neither can those people who inadvertently made me feel bad or posted something I personally thought did not fit Lemmy Be Wholesome that everyone else clearly thought was wholesome.

I wouldn’t worry about downvotes unless there is a significant ratio of downvotes compared to upvotes.