and read that particular thread and those particular posts and then decided it was worth clicking like.
There are more than 2,000 people who are trust level 2 on these forums. The number of likes is completely miniscule in comparison.
Also, you may want to see what a strawman argument is. It appears to me that you are misusing this term:
https://effectiviology.com/straw-man-arguments-recognize-counter-use/