Karma is part of the echo-chamber strategy, a way to enforce public opinion over wider perspectives that might rock the boat. Funny thing is that it actually ki

Karma is part of the echo-chamber strategy, a way to enforce public opinion over wider perspectives that might rock the boat. Funny thing is that it actually kind-of works the other way, since any post/comment that gets a lot of down-votes is probably on to something fundamental. You are not a number, don't let them trick you into behaving like one.