[defrost]

Not everybody pays attention to comment ranking and while an algorithm might cause some to slavishly follow karma it doesn't prevent others less easily led from being their true selves.

> I would like to see a "sort by controversial"

Ahhh. Okay, maybe try reddit or one of those karma farming sites then - they have this "feature".

[tonymet]

Generally readers read from the top down. So whether they intend to or not, the groupthink comments bubble to the top