I had that in the beginning too. Once you're used to the basics you'll find that most of what you've learnt does transfer though.
I think part of the problem, at least for me coming from 20 years on photoshop, was searching for "how do I do this advanced technique in GIMP" before learning the basic layout/structure/tools etc.
YMMV but I highly recommend watching an hour or two of an introductory GIMP course. It's what made it click for me.
I'm very tired and got mixed up for a moment about which of you was the bot and thought "Awesome! A bot that points out when someone is being continuously negative!"
I hope someone makes a bot like that. That would be a good bot to have.
They are probably using a phone app which allows you to swipe sideways to downvote and also using screen gestures to 'go back'. I've accidentally downvoted things this way.
I just tried it out and it looks great. Do you have a subscription with them?