Are votes actually ruining niche communities?

Been thinking about the voting system lately and how it inevitably kills in-depth discussion in growing communities. Every sub/community follo…

WWIII is happening and you’re worried about optimizing your gooning
WWIII is happening and you’re worried about someone worried about optimising their gooning.
They almost had me in the first half with the discussion-of-discussion, which is relevant to everything if you lie to yourself. And god knows we do
How about post-Epstein files people stop letting anyone speak like this about the epimping segment of a website that gained notoriety for having a community centered around stalking and grooming underaged girls
Who’s doing what where?