Agreed, very insightful as are your other comments regarding the current DT system.

I hope @theymos is noticing that the current trust feedback structure is being used to silence dissenting opinions in the forum like some oppressive political weapon...

Once it's established that a member may be voicing unpopular or provocative opinions like Wolwoo here, it almost inevitably follows that some character assasinators like jollygood will emerge from their holes to paint these "renegades" red based on their non-trust related snowflake personal feelings, and the forum goes back to being an echo chamber of mediocre, lukewarm and extremely safe opinions, instead of the open-minded, intellectual platform most rational participants would presumably desire to have...