ill probably add this one to the list of many which see a lively conversation half the years if lucky, but no matter for now i just want to make a single coherent statement. Every single SE community instance in the stack exchange network seems to place a literally negative premium on karma from every other SE instance (take "physics.stack-exchange" vs the classic for instance; surely they overlap in the necessary critical thinking and written communication skills, do they not?)

is the SE network active-user-sustainable on average across all communities, or is it drastically carried by a tiny handful of them?

i bet if karma counted about 50% more than it does today some communities might actually begin to grow without becoming reddit like yall seem afraid of

(yall the stack exchange governance, not the individuals in this room)

sorry for ranting into the wind, carry on