Comment by defrost
6 days ago
Not everybody pays attention to comment ranking and while an algorithm might cause some to slavishly follow karma it doesn't prevent others less easily led from being their true selves.
> I would like to see a "sort by controversial"
Ahhh. Okay, maybe try reddit or one of those karma farming sites then - they have this "feature".
Generally readers read from the top down. So whether they intend to or not, the groupthink comments bubble to the top