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please get rid of karma, superfluous feature completely at odds with the "we are grown-ups" philosophy of HN
by pestatije 3y ago
please get rid of karma, superfluous feature completely at odds with the "we are grown-ups" philosophy of HN
- AnimalMuppet 3y agoWell, you still need upvotes and downvotes, because you still want the good stuff rise to the top. And maybe you still want karma, too. Yeah, it leaves people chasing the dopamine hit of watching their score rise, but it also serves at least two useful purposes. It provides negative reinforcement for off-topic, flamebait, and other undesirable posts. And it provides a signal about which users are more trustworthy to provide valuable content.