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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by nicolashahn on Monday March 12, 2018 @03:18PM (#16570601)
Are you saying this would create less of an echo chamber?
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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by Balgair on Monday March 12, 2018 @05:18PM (#16571744)
I'd think so. More popular threads would 'cost' more to post in and there would then be less posters in it as a result. 'Brigading' would be difficult.
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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by Mithorium on Monday March 12, 2018 @05:51PM (#16572014)
on the contrary, popular opinions would gather more karma, thus allowing them to share their ideas more often, unpopular opinions will quickly have their posting ability removed via downvotes. Soon enough only the prevailing popular opinion will be found

I had the same idea at first but I don't think it would work in practice

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Re:Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet by Balgair on Monday March 12, 2018 @06:06PM (#16572130)
Hmmm, you're right. Perhaps a sliding scale then? The cost to up/downvote increases exponentially?
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