No, usually I can build up an account with a couple hundred karma and it won't get banned for a while. My accounts usually last a year or so before they get shadowbanned. You just cannot survive forever on that site if you post things that are disagreeable because any strong debate gets flagged to death.

But that is just how those forums work, the userbase is good but the rules are lame passive-aggressive bullshit so you're supposed to keep making new accounts and circumventing the rules.

Not this site though. This is like a notabug.io type of site that has sybil-proof (albeit flawed) voting system, low moderation and no block feature. There is basically no reason to make new accounts.