> I think the initial ramp of karma up to whatever the threshold is to allow downvotes is helpful. I'm not sure it has much actual utility past that. I have to

> I think the initial ramp of karma up to whatever the threshold is to allow downvotes is helpful. I'm not sure it has much actual utility past that. I have to agree (at least, in my case). I know that when I first started here, I was a lot more reactionary and frequently found myself wishing for a way to downvote people who disagreed with my perspective, but I couldn't act on that immaturity because of the required ramp up. I'm still human, I'm still reactive- but instead of just saying "I disagree; you're canceled," it's forced me to take a moment and actually focus on both perspectives and the merits that other paradigms offer. I'm not anywhere close to perfect, but it's certainly helped me grow :).