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Hey, very interesting philosophy. I've often self-censored because I hate being downvoted (probably a problem with my psyche). But...I think I might try adopt

• sausagefeet 16y ago
  Consider it your contrarian score rather than karma points. Lower means you're more contrarian.
• BrandonM 16y ago
  Downvoted because of throwaway account, not that you care. But I think that points out a silly game that you're playing: 1. Karma is almost meaningless. No one cares what your karma is, and there's effectively no reason that you should care either, yet 2. you seem to rely on your karma score in order to validate yourself in some way, so 3. you create a throwaway account to absorb the negative karma of your controversial comments, even though 4. your throwaway account is still you, so the account's score is still a reflection on you, and yet 5. you somehow convince yourself that your throwaway account's karma "doesn't count" in terms of your self validation, thus 6. your philosophy regarding karma is inconsistent, and you might as well adopt a new philosophy. Just be yourself and contribute from a single account when you have something worthwhile to say, karma be damned. There's no reason to create throwaway accounts or care much about what your "score" on HN is.