Since there are no more upvote-points, we can't know how many people agree with the comment, so "this" are again required (or show alternative).

I do not need to know how many people agree with something to know whether I agree or disagree with it.

There's no need to show upvote points; just order it so I'm more likely to read the things that other people think are worth reading. I can judge it myself without seeing N "this" comments or upvote points beside it.

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