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Why are the motives to Karma farming-- is it the fuzzy feeling of internet points? Or is it people wishing to gain a reputation with a community, and then leve
by JMTQp8lwXL 7y ago
Why are the motives to Karma farming-- is it the fuzzy feeling of internet points? Or is it people wishing to gain a reputation with a community, and then leverage the account to share their world view / interests / etc. I suppose it could be a matter of both, but since points take a more minimal role on HN, it's tough to say why Karma farming would make more sense here versus other platforms.
- dsfyu404ed 7y agoI assume you're comparing to Reddit. I wouldn't say internet virtue points play any less of a role here. Your total "internet virtue points" here are displayed in the top right corner (whereas on Reddit you have to go looking). The virtue points any given comments gains are not visible to other people (unlike on reddit) but losses are. That doesn't seem like a big net difference between the two platforms. HN's karma system is just as good as Reddit's at faking a consensus and marginalizing whoever has even a slightly less popular viewpoint on a subject.