I feel like "upvotes" and "downvotes" are sorta useless these days because both are prone to manipulation and often are just that. Just like "user reviews" whic

I feel like "upvotes" and "downvotes" are sorta useless these days because both are prone to manipulation and often are just that. Just like "user reviews" which can be purchased. Same deal. It's a big part of why I quit using Reddit. The manipulation on the platform is so painfully obvious that it makes the entire system useless for anyone having an honest conversation that isn't hell bent on keeping to an approved narrative, topic, opinion, thought process etc. It seems to inherently encourage group think. I also wouldn't be willing to hand some random 3rd party extension my browsing history. I doubt I am the only one who feels that way in this era of people attempting to be more privacy centric.