argüman user base should become completely anonymous to prevent users from sticking only to popular opinions to get more followers and supporters.
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It doesn't matter if people stick to the more popular opinions. The purpose of the discussions is not necessarily to choose a winner based on the most support, but to practise making good arguments and analyzing them. Followers and supporters could be seen as a way to encourage people to be active.
Followers make almost no difference, plus, me personally I always post what I think and I most certainly already had unpopular and also fallacious opinions.