I wonder if it was done with intentional irony.

I did, caring too much about points on social media is toxic. Signaling only in one direction is delusional. Don't change your behavior based on this to appease people.

Hit me too. Up/down/wherever. It's up to you as the observer. The peer is right, intentional irony applies.

'We' collectively forget how to disagree because we've been conditioned to be too damn agreeable. Say something because you believe it, not because it will get updoots