I 100% agree with this. It seems like views and votes have actually gone down on individuals posts.
I have no data, but from the small amount of browsing I do, it seems like people have been upvoting their own comments more so than in the past. If people do this that is their choice, but by doing this is this causing more harm than good?
I have noticed that as well, hence this post. It could be harmful and make the platform less attractive to new users. Depends on the data, and that's what I'm requesting here.