I agree. As a voluntary experiment with only positive reinforcement it could be very interesting. But this flagging is causing negative consequences that cannot be measured mathematically. How do you measure the emotional toll caused by the creation of such a negative environment? This is a social media platform, emotion matters. How many people have quit? How many have told friends to stay away from the negativity? How many have created fewer posts or spent less time on the ones they did post? How many people are having far less fun? Even though none of this can be accurately measured, it still matters (because this is supposed to be social... who throws a party and wants their guests to be miserable?). Perhaps a pre and post survey would have helped measure this. But seriously, who wants to fill out a survey about what should be a fun hobby?