Innovation would have to come from making it more expensive to downvote, if one assumes downvoting has inherent issues (it does). It's simply too easy to knee-j

Innovation would have to come from making it more expensive to downvote, if one assumes downvoting has inherent issues (it does). It's simply too easy to knee-jerk react by clicking the button. Same thing with upvoting, too. I think both directions of voting should require some "payment" (if you will) before they go through.