The consensus points I'm reading are: I miss knowing whether a comment will be good and worthwhile to read or not. I miss the points because I use them to sea

The consensus points I'm reading are: I miss knowing whether a comment will be good and worthwhile to read or not. I miss the points because I use them to search/filter/etc. I'm being more thoughtful in reading comments because I don't have the points anchoring or influencing my opinion. I'm being more thoughtful in the comments I write. On the whole, it's sounding like the change is bad for individual users, but good for the HN ecosystem in general.