I've seen this cited around here frequently, and I don't doubt that there were good intentions for implementing it that way. However, in my anecdotal experience, I've noticed that otherwise high-quality and thought-provoking posts that happen to be critical of the tech industry (or other VC/SV-aligned interests) seem disproportionately impacted by algorithmic deranking.

I acknowledge that it may be pure coincidence, but the problem with an opaque system is that deliberate antagonism can't be categorically excluded as a possibility. And considering the financial interests of the platform's ownership, I'm also not convinced we should extend the benefit of the doubt very far, either.