this struck me as fairly absurd at first, but the more i think about it, the more i think i'd probably get sucked right in. the designers could busy themselves

this struck me as fairly absurd at first, but the more i think about it, the more i think i'd probably get sucked right in. the designers could busy themselves adding more and more ways for people with high karma to influence the site. it would depend largely on the first few people admitted into the inner circle, though. pick the wrong people, and you'd end up with a mess more catty than a fourth grade schoolyard. i don't participate all that much here, but i have to admit that i got an abnormally big rush from a comment i made the other day that got a totally unexpected 15 upvotes. this site makes you worry more about how you're being perceived than any other online hangout i can think of.