AAAAARRRRGGGGHHH I was just thinking how silly these discourse badges are when - lo and behold - I received another two.
Honestly… does anyone else find these badges silly, superfluous and - frankly - annoying? The system treats me like a toddler 
<-- can you believe I got a badge for using a smiley in a post?! WTF?!
Come use the mailing list mode 
no badges here.
i support turning them off.
I also am not against turning them off.
personally, i’d like more badges
Somebody has to say it. We don’ need no stinkin’ badges!
Yes, I was quite sceptical about the new forum until I heard about the badges. From then, I was all in.
“I can’t use it anymore” Axl Rose on SC’s badges
clearly you must not have heard about Axl Rose’s wicked songwriting skills