Well, you still need upvotes and downvotes, because you still want the good stuff rise to the top.
And maybe you still want karma, too. Yeah, it leaves people chasing the dopamine hit of watching their score rise, but it also serves at least two useful purposes. It provides negative reinforcement for off-topic, flamebait, and other undesirable posts. And it provides a signal about which users are more trustworthy to provide valuable content.
And maybe you still want karma, too. Yeah, it leaves people chasing the dopamine hit of watching their score rise, but it also serves at least two useful purposes. It provides negative reinforcement for off-topic, flamebait, and other undesirable posts. And it provides a signal about which users are more trustworthy to provide valuable content.