I have no idea how the code works here, but will it be possible in the future for individual circles to not include up/downvotes if they want to? As an experiment, perhaps?
The reason I'm asking is that I find myself getting too worked up about up/downvotes and I suspect that, in some situations at least, the conversation might go better if people didn't have that feedback. I'm rewatching The Social Dilemma, and I think that up/downvoting is part of the model that increases addiction.