I think it’s reasonable to downvote.
This for instance:
It’s a channel funded partly by a Bill Gates subsidiary, and has to do propaganda for them to meet its budget requirements.
May be technically true, but the implication is conspiratorial.
This:
Kurzgesagt makes low quality content that’s poorly researched…
Is an opinion I would strongly contest. “Slopaganda” doesn’t fit my impression either, especially with what they’ve disclosed about their production process.
And this:
This makes sense… They should be banned.
Sounds like advocating for a ban under false pretenses, which I am vehemently against. That’s what ultimately crosses the downvote threshold for me.
…That came out as more accusatory/singled out than I intended. I don’t mean to pile on the comment.
Is the channel perfect? No. I think they’re citation-lite in the videos, have made mistakes and had bad takes. And it’s a little oversimplified for my tastes.
But on this:
I dislike how disenting opinions get downvoted on Lemmy/technology probably more than even on reddit.
I think a downvote is a fair tool, in this case.
And unlike Reddit (at least in by browser UI), Lemmy doesn’t hide the comment when it’s heavily downvoted, which I like. The comment still gets “fair” exposure like any other comment in this thread, but that doesn’t mean people have to like it.
Other Lemmy/Piefed UIs may handle this differently, though. Not sure about that.