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I gave you an upvote. I think it’s dangerous to make comments just for karma. Then you will be less likely to take risks. Karma is nice to have for me. If I p

I gave you an upvote. I think it’s dangerous to make comments just for karma. Then you will be less likely to take risks. Karma is nice to have for me. If I post something, and see my karma go up by 10 points, I think “oh that’s nice”, but I don’t then go to “how do I get 20 the next time”? Likewise if it goes down 10 points, I think “wow some people didn’t like my comment, oh well”. In the end my karma is generally trending up, which I take to mean I’m generally adding more than I’m detracting. If it was generally trending down, I might consider if I’m coming across wrong / being misunderstood , or maybe something is wrong with the people here! Also if you want more karma, just repost old posts that got a lot of votes, like the OP did :D. Likely to at least some votes esp if still relevant.

aaron-santos 6y ago
> I think it’s dangerous to make comments just for karma. Then you will be less likely to take risks. Interesting perspective. One of the easiest ways to gain karma from comments is writing a "The article gets it completely wrong. Here's why..." type comment[1]. HN highly rewards this kind of comment. Discussion after discussion is riddled with them. It might help to exemplify taking risks in the space of possible comments. There are a number of interesting axes in this space. [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JadeColoredGlasses https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JadeColoredGlass...
- onecommentman 6y ago
  HN should highly reward this kind of comment, because it aids the reader in determining what to spend their limited time in reading. If it is done well. Editor, not censor. Not “I don’t like this political view”, but “The assertions aren’t supported by facts” or “These facts should also be considered”. Anyone who spent any time judging Baldrige Quality Award submissions would know the drill.
dhimes 6y ago
Early on, karma meant you had an interesting comment. If the comment made you comment, it was pretty automatically worthy of an upvote, even if you disagreed. Later, it turned into more of an agree-disagree vote.

aaron-santos 6y ago

> I think it’s dangerous to make comments just for karma. Then you will be less likely to take risks. Interesting perspective. One of the easiest ways to gain karma from comments is writing a "The article gets it completely wrong. Here's why..." type comment[1]. HN highly rewards this kind of comment. Discussion after discussion is riddled with them. It might help to exemplify taking risks in the space of possible comments. There are a number of interesting axes in this space. [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JadeColoredGlasses https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JadeColoredGlass...

onecommentman 6y ago
HN should highly reward this kind of comment, because it aids the reader in determining what to spend their limited time in reading. If it is done well. Editor, not censor. Not “I don’t like this political view”, but “The assertions aren’t supported by facts” or “These facts should also be considered”. Anyone who spent any time judging Baldrige Quality Award submissions would know the drill.

dhimes 6y ago

Early on, karma meant you had an interesting comment. If the comment made you comment, it was pretty automatically worthy of an upvote, even if you disagreed. Later, it turned into more of an agree-disagree vote.