100%, it's always these brownie points, it's like the currency of the virtual world, eventually people will reference and base everything about it, and will do

100%, it's always these brownie points, it's like the currency of the virtual world, eventually people will reference and base everything about it, and will do anything to have a "ratio" in a form of wining. That's why -and as much as it sounds absurd-, I like the digital interactions with no upvotes/brownies, like anonymous boards (4chan etc.) or just usual chats.