>HN karma is worthless, so there's really no point worrying about getting upvotes HN karma might be 'meaningless internet points', but as long as some function

>HN karma is worthless, so there's really no point worrying about getting upvotes HN karma might be 'meaningless internet points', but as long as some functionality, like the downvoting the GP complains of, is gated by karma levels, it's definitely not worthless.