[danberger]

I don't think so because people oftentimes click on things that may be of interest to them but that they don't want to validate through an upvote.

[polyfractal]

It's more nuanced than that. I'll often click through a link or comment link and immediately leave. Often times the title was link-bait and I'm not actually interested in the content, or the content was disappointing even if the topic was interesting.