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View submission: Reddit Recap 2021
I mean, I was there for that counter and I don't miss it in any way. Just clogged the layout for little reason. Who cares if your comment is 5|2 or 9|6? You can see how "active" the site is by looking at number of comments and number of users online, or number of answers to polls.
Comment by BlazeSC at 08/12/2021 at 17:17 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Because it reinforces the echo chamber. If you have a dissenting opinion it's nice to know that at least 1/3 of the people upvoted you or whatever.
There's a big difference between 0|7 and 23|30.
Comment by Eusocial_Snowman at 08/12/2021 at 16:36 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You specifically had to use a third party browser addon and have it enabled in order to see it, so if you didn't want to have that functionality you didn't have to.