That's a cool idea. I've also been put off from replying to older comments. The chronological thing is also interesting as it's a lot more like the forums of old, which I grew up on. Definitely a different experience from the algorithm heavy forums of today. Better of worse I can't say.

Some subreddits hide the vote count for X amount of minutes, which I also like. It doesn't stop the algorithm but it helps prevent dogpiling on popular comments.