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I use a custom style sheet to hide my karma score (except on user profile page where I can go if I'm super curious). It's broke an unhealthy cycle I would subco

I use a custom style sheet to hide my karma score (except on user profile page where I can go if I'm super curious). It's broke an unhealthy cycle I would subconsciously try to craft the perfect reply and get an addiction-inducing high from some big karma boost. Or big productivity-killing negative response.

exikyut 5y ago
Same here! Down to a T. I actually think the consideration to hide it came from the fact that everyone *else's* votes are hidden. Incidentally, rather than a custom style sheet to hide the score, I have the entire top bar set to the karma color. This means I cannot see any of the actual links, and I have to really squint at the screen and hunt for them. Long-tail accessibility issues seem part of HN's brand, or something ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ravenstine 5y ago
Yeah, I can imagine that'd be good for many people. I get no thrill out of my karma. To me it's just a signal that something I said got attention and that I might want to quickly glance at my comments page in case there's an opportunity to engage with someone. The number itself is pretty meaningless and doesn't drive me to HN.
rootusrootus 5y ago
This is a feature I would like to be built-in. Seeing the karma score move makes me go look. It is an unhealthy distraction for me. I guess I should learn how to build that custom style sheet myself. Unless you can share yours here? ;-)
karaterobot 5y ago
Me too, as of a month or so ago. So far it has been an improvement in my experience with HN. I wouldn't mind this being a toggle on the configuration screen.
dredmorbius 5y ago
I've had an ... interesting ... experience having made the Leaders page, and at one point suggested to dang that the feature might be removed. I later heard from someone else who'd made the list and had somewhat similar responses to it. HN reduces gamification in most respects, but not all, and even in the ones that remain the psychological impacts are interesting. Yesterday's Black Bar for example. It's a subtle note, but I immediately knew what it meant (and that there would be inevitable questions about its meaning).
BbzzbB 5y ago
uBlock Origin filters are good for this. I also hide scores on Reddit and likes on Twitter in an attempt to not be influenced by what the mob thinks of comment X as well as the reason you mentioned. Unfortunately, it is one click away to un-hide so that second intent is mostly a failure, I end up checking anyway.

exikyut 5y ago

Same here! Down to a T. I actually think the consideration to hide it came from the fact that everyone *else's* votes are hidden. Incidentally, rather than a custom style sheet to hide the score, I have the entire top bar set to the karma color. This means I cannot see any of the actual links, and I have to really squint at the screen and hunt for them. Long-tail accessibility issues seem part of HN's brand, or something ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

ravenstine 5y ago

Yeah, I can imagine that'd be good for many people. I get no thrill out of my karma. To me it's just a signal that something I said got attention and that I might want to quickly glance at my comments page in case there's an opportunity to engage with someone. The number itself is pretty meaningless and doesn't drive me to HN.

rootusrootus 5y ago

This is a feature I would like to be built-in. Seeing the karma score move makes me go look. It is an unhealthy distraction for me. I guess I should learn how to build that custom style sheet myself. Unless you can share yours here? ;-)

karaterobot 5y ago

Me too, as of a month or so ago. So far it has been an improvement in my experience with HN. I wouldn't mind this being a toggle on the configuration screen.

dredmorbius 5y ago

I've had an ... interesting ... experience having made the Leaders page, and at one point suggested to dang that the feature might be removed. I later heard from someone else who'd made the list and had somewhat similar responses to it. HN reduces gamification in most respects, but not all, and even in the ones that remain the psychological impacts are interesting. Yesterday's Black Bar for example. It's a subtle note, but I immediately knew what it meant (and that there would be inevitable questions about its meaning).

BbzzbB 5y ago

uBlock Origin filters are good for this. I also hide scores on Reddit and likes on Twitter in an attempt to not be influenced by what the mob thinks of comment X as well as the reason you mentioned. Unfortunately, it is one click away to un-hide so that second intent is mostly a failure, I end up checking anyway.