I've been reading hacker news for about 18 months or so, and signed up for an account ~9 months ago. Since signing up, I've contributed a fair amount of commen

I've been reading hacker news for about 18 months or so, and signed up for an account ~9 months ago. Since signing up, I've contributed a fair amount of comments. Interestingly, most of the comments I've put the most thought and time into don't get any upvotes. Not because they aren't insightful (well, maybe they aren't), but because the thread itself didn't get any visibility or popularity. No big deal! I'm not here for karma! I'm here to contribute and gain insight. From some of the responses to some of my posts I've found flaws in my logic or reasoning. Or I've been able to see another view - that's worth more than any amount of karma. Your goal here shouldn't be to get points. What's the value in that? Bragging rights? That doesn't seem consistent with the experience of the site. This is a site to contribute where you can, learn from people who are extremely intelligent and have great points of view and hopefully gain some valuable insight and experience without getting addicted to it! :-)