I agree it&#x27;s wrong to center on votes instead of content.<p>However, I&#x27;m often very interested what people&#x27;s opinion is. For example, that has a strong influence on my temptation to raise my voice if I have strong opinions. So accessible vote counts might help reducing noise and pointing out where the controversy is.<p>I think it would be a great compromise to have the vote count one or two clicks away.