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Must we gameify everything? Reverse engineering serendipity is such a miserable way to think/exist.

• kempbellt 7y ago
  My gut reaction was: Please keep the karma farming to Reddit - if you must... Though, the article is actually pretty interesting and points people in the direction of the type of mindset that is appreciated and promoted on HackerNews - being a maker, and having a curious personality (and sharing it here). I think the info in this article could be gamified a bit, but really, it's usually pretty obvious if someone is sharing something out of genuine interest in it. It's pretty hard to pretend to be nerding out about a more efficient algorithm or how to hack together a programmable mirror.
  • m463 7y ago
    > being a maker, and having a curious personality aka "participate in the site" (via show and ask)
• drewcoo 7y ago
  Gamification works well for mundane, mindless, time-consuming tasks like flossing, taking the garbage out, and engaging in social media. So gamify everything? No.
• m463 7y ago
  I wonder if there's a way to modify things to prevent gaming?