Much worse than before. Downvotes used to be about offtopic comments, uninteresting comments, unthoughtful comments. Now they're primarily about "I don't like that", "I disagree", "I can't allow your voice to be heard"

Interesting comments and comments that might spark more discussion often get a lot less upvotes than ones that strike an ideological nerve.

Thoughtful voices are less and less heard, and less and less present.