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At least HN karma is incremental and based on something approximating merit as opposed to being a slot machine where you never know which comment will earn Karm
by iwontberude 11mo ago
At least HN karma is incremental and based on something approximating merit as opposed to being a slot machine where you never know which comment will earn Karma. More effort or rare insight, generally yields more karma.
- krapp 11mo agoThat doesn't make it any less addictive or manipulative.
- fragmede 11mo agoThat hasn't been my experience. How much karma you get is heavily dependant on how many people see the comment. The most insightful effort-filled comment at the bottom of a 4 day old thread isn't going to get you nearly as much, if anything, compared to a joke with just the right amount of snark at the top of a post currently at the top of the front page.