[saalweachter]

> I don't think you deserve downvotes

Speaking of things that have changed from my 20s, I also take internet points way less seriously than when I was sitting in a computer lab at 3am.

Now, I just double-check to make sure I didn't say anything I didn't want to and take it as a signal for how to be more clearly understood in the future; in this case a lot of people seemed to take what I wrote as a hypothesis about the motivation of the accused or a call for leniency, which wasn't what I was going for, but eh, live and learn.

[elicash]

The way I'm different from in my 20s is I'm more likely to assume charitable interpretations. I kinda guessed you meant it like you just stated, but wanted to add more context.