I used to think that way too but eventually i understood that rules have no power unless they are enforced and this rule is not being enforced (and unenforceabl

I used to think that way too but eventually i understood that rules have no power unless they are enforced and this rule is not being enforced (and unenforceable). Voting systems create incentives, people's behavior is shaped by incentives. If a voting system allows manipulating conversations (for example by influencing where a post appears and therefore how many people see it), people who benefit from manipulating the conversation will do so. --- EDIT: Also, if you think it's an N-state system, it should have N+1 states because the default is "didn't read / don't care". Apart from this state, there are at least 2 important axes: 1) factually correct / incorrect 2) agree / disagree.