Saw this a lot on Reddit. Its not specific to here, just trying to gauge how people think. I’d see people posting about how “X said this! Have you seen what else they said in their site history?” And a stream of votebombing would happen.
I also wonder if this behaviour went the other way. Bias was confirmed, so profiles get a little boost? There are sites that hide posts and comments after a certain number of downvotes, but these always seemed to get the engagement even after.
As others have said, I only look through someone’s profile if they’ve said something batshit insane because I want to see what else they’ve said. It’s why I sometimes scroll through conservative or religious communities on Lemmy if the post shows up in new. I don’t downvote, I just chuckle.