I'm glad not everyone shares your particular worldview. Not everything has to be a competition you know. Global rankings especially (which nobody benefits from except maybe the top percentage of developers here) tend to drive amateurs and hobbyists away in my experience, marginalizing creators even further, which would be a huge loss to itch.io from where I'm standing.
"Steam does it" is generally a good reason not to.
"(which nobody benefits from except maybe the top percentage of developers here) "
I'm having trouble understanding your perspective on that. Anyone who is trying to sell a product, whether it be an asset, a game, a tool, whatever, are competing with other sellers for a potential customer's time and attention. They obviously benefit from any information that tells them how their marketing methodology is performing.
"Global rankings especially tend to drive amateurs and hobbyists away in my experience, marginalizing creators even further"
Honestly, that seems like wild, unsubstantiated speculation presented as fact. It probably applies to some amateurs and hobbyists, but certainly not everyone.
