This is why I generally prefer anonymous discussion forums (mainly chan-style ones). No upvotes just because your username has brand equity, no downvotes to ce

This is why I generally prefer anonymous discussion forums (mainly chan-style ones). No upvotes just because your username has brand equity, no downvotes to censor opinions which go against a prevailing narrative, just raw evaluation of the content of each post. If something is good, it lives on by being copied and reposted. You contribute for contribution's sake, alone. The downside is that you have to manually wade through the low quality posts/trolls yourself, but I don't find this to be too big of a deal in practice.