I don't think karma should be used to infer whether a statement is correct. Completely agree. In my limited tenure here at HN, I've learned that karma scores

I don't think karma should be used to infer whether a statement is correct. Completely agree. In my limited tenure here at HN, I've learned that karma scores have never been about being correct, factually or otherwise. Rather, they should be given to comments that help increase and move the discussion around the given topic even if that commenters opinion or assumption on something isn't factually accurate.