The unvotes were done in response to behavior I highly disagree with based on personal principle and decency. I composed a post about this regarding Growing Pains and Etiquette last night.
https://steem.slack.com/files/ned/F1NA9EQUQ/Dinner_Party_Growing_Pains
I thought Steem was about upvoting content, not a person behind it.
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