Hero stories reinforce that "honour, justice and even civilisation itself" (as a placeholder for vaguely progressive ideas) would need to be installed by powerful individuals aka Great Man theory fiction.
No, votes should not be displayed public.Blocking those who downvote creates further polarisation, echo chambers and an environment more hostile to discussion and honest exchange.Following those who upvote creates personality cults and nepotism and devalues the content.
Hero stories reinforce that "honour, justice and even civilisation itself" (as a placeholder for vaguely progressive ideas) would need to be installed by powerful individuals aka Great Man theory fiction.