Fair enough but the fact that there’s “scores” for a comment still seems wrong to me. Having a number next to someone’s comment is gonna have a psychological impact even if you try to fight it consciously. It promotes the dictatorship of the hivemind - say the things that most people agree with or face the wrath of the downvotes.

IMO that stiffles the conversation because I imagine a lot of people learn in time what is “ok” to say and what is not and then act accordingly. I myself have many times stopped myself from posting a comment because I knew it will not be agreed upon and I didn’t want to face that.