We actually thought the same thing about downvotes, which is why we removed them in Imzy.<p>One of the things we&#x27;ve tried to do to decrease the groupthink&#x2F;echochamber is get rid of any kind of &quot;default&quot; communities or a universal front page or anything like that, because we believe that does lead to a lot of low quality conversations and groupthink. Instead, you only join communities you specifically opt into, and hopefully that way each community only has people who are actually passionate about those topics and discussions become more in depth and informed.<p>I&#x27;m curious, because I came around to Slashdot after its peak had passed--what parts of their system did you think worked best, so I can make sure we try to do the best we can on our platform?