I joined Stack Overflow on day 1 and I've found it very useful. You could argue that despite its flaws it has successfully achieved its goals. Stack Overflow is

I joined Stack Overflow on day 1 and I've found it very useful. You could argue that despite its flaws it has successfully achieved its goals. Stack Overflow is a great example of gamification. The reason for fatigue is not because of downvotes, but because it is no longer "fun". It's done. There is nothing left to add unless you want to jump on new technologies.