I'm not sure which aspect of my comment you were referring to, but I don't think there's data to back up the suggestion that the majority of the visitors here f

I'm not sure which aspect of my comment you were referring to, but I don't think there's data to back up the suggestion that the majority of the visitors here fetishize karma count and care greatly about it. They care about learning something new, being intellectually stimulated and sometimes just being entertained, but given the limited way that karma is exposed, I'd be surprised if the average user goes to any great length to find out the karma count of a comment poster.