they really want to be this alternative/off-ramp to reddit but dont really want to provide the features that draw users to reddit. i get it, some of those features are abused to some extent.

i feel this feature should be instance-specific. the developers shouldnt make that call. the instance admin should be able to enable what the _community_wants. if lemmy.world hates karma, groovy, but let lemmy.ca show it if they want.