I dont watch enough content on YT that would require I care about the up/down - heck - I have been on reddit for 15 years and I also dont care about voting ther

I dont watch enough content on YT that would require I care about the up/down - heck - I have been on reddit for 15 years and I also dont care about voting there as well... But removing this ability to see sentiment toward a vid (irrespective of gamification of such) is a stupid idea.