Karma is a meaningless number. I've had zero extra karma from a well-written and thought-out post, and I've had tens of extra karma points from what I consider

Karma is a meaningless number. I've had zero extra karma from a well-written and thought-out post, and I've had tens of extra karma points from what I considered a 'throw-away line'. And what do I get from all that karma? Zero, zilch, nada, nuttin'. Don't waste your time chasing it. Or if you do, don't complain about it.