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I wonder though whether people will upvote differently knowing that there's real money involved.
by hansworst 3y ago
I wonder though whether people will upvote differently knowing that there's real money involved.
- beowulfey 3y agoMaybe for the better. I think personally I’d be more inclined to upvote posts/content that I enjoy if I knew it directly supported them. Same reason I buy albums that I love despite me already having Spotify—to give back to the creators.
- Nition 3y agoI was thinking this too. I'd be even less inclined to upvote low-effort posts, knowing that I'd also be paying them for that low effort. And more inclined to upvote high effort, less visible posts - both because I think they deserve my money more, and because being more upvoted = being more seen = getting paid more by others as well. I'd also give out upvotes more sparingly overall, since upvoting a post reduces the amount my previously upvoted posts will get paid.
- DirkH 3y agoI keep thinking there should be two upvotes. One that is just internet points and one that is a paying-upvote. That way you can interact with the site and upvote shitty memes as you normally would, but when it is time to be serious you'll using the paying-upvote instead. Reddit kinda landes on a similar formula with Reddit gold.
- r00fus 3y agoI remember back in the Slashdot days their moderation system didn’t give out Karma points for “+1 Funny” moderations so you could make fun of a hysterical or simply wrong comment by upvoting. Also you could stack negative mods with funny mods to really nail their karma.
- dopidopHN 3y agoIf I pay to upvote I’m not pushing meme for sure. Only content that I actually read and that I enjoy.
- sebzim4500 3y agoYou don't pay to upvote, you pay to use the site and then upvoting changes where your money goes. It doesn't affect you are much you are paying.