Not a great way, but a small step towards, yes :-)
But the LW-in-reality is some distance away from the LW-as-it-should-be. In practice I see downvotes on the basis of disagreement all the time. This is what is (descriptive) regardless of what people would like to be (normative).
Does it surprise you that many people here have books that are different from yours?
This seems like a great way to build echo chambers. “Oh, he dares to hold a different view than mine? Downvote!”
Not a great way, but a small step towards, yes :-)
But the LW-in-reality is some distance away from the LW-as-it-should-be. In practice I see downvotes on the basis of disagreement all the time. This is what is (descriptive) regardless of what people would like to be (normative).