You&#x27;re right, people shouldnt be silenced for posting superficial content.  At the same time, the ranking algorithms could be more flexible besides TOP, BEST, HOT, to let people more easily filter out what the types of posts they dont want to see.<p>Reddit would benefit from some way to put it in &quot;intellectual mode&quot; or &quot;picture mode&quot; that weighed certain post types and subs heavier.