Probably a lot of toxicity would be removed if it were harder for people to comment.<p>You wouldn&#x27;t have to raise the bar very high, I think, to convince people that it&#x27;s not worth the trouble to write a few hurtful words.<p>For example, maybe follow-up comments to material require completion of a tiny survey (like 2 questions) from the submitter, that must be answered 100% correctly to “prove” that a visitor at least read the material and understood it enough to comment.<p>And for people too lazy for that, have an alternative like “or, to post this comment, 45 cents will be deducted from your account”.