Indeed, on that we will have to disagree.

Downvotes are part of the system and with HF21 coming people should be ready for more passionate actors to safeguard their stake with them. It would be a shame if he stopped posting entirely but if a contrary downvote bothers him so much then perhaps it's for the best.

Rewards are not yours until the end of the voting window and the total is the sum of the upvotes minus the downvotes. It's as simple as that