Well, you need some selection process. But for a karma-less community you can still have selection on members, or social encouragement/discouragement. I guess this also requires that the volume of comments isn’t so high that ain’t nobody got time for that.
Web moderation is also like this. Karma can become a tool of Moloch, but discussions without voting do not separate the wheat from the chaff.
(With all respect to author, finding the best comments on SSC is a full-time job.)
Well, you need some selection process. But for a karma-less community you can still have selection on members, or social encouragement/discouragement. I guess this also requires that the volume of comments isn’t so high that ain’t nobody got time for that.