Karma doesn't work the same way. Karma tends to: - Promote extremism and groupthink. Try posting any comment which isn't far-left on reddit (outside of the fa

Karma doesn't work the same way. Karma tends to: - Promote extremism and groupthink. Try posting any comment which isn't far-left on reddit (outside of the far-right forums, which will be the opposite). You'll be -50. - Be gameable for SEO and spamming. - Target the mean. Try posting anything particularly erudite on a reddit or a late slashdot. I kinda like the crowd which set up HN. It's diverse enough, intelligent enough, and works for me.