IMO karma is the worst aspect of HN. If you post any comments that are controversial or against the prevailing tech dogma you tend to get downvoted, whereas fla

IMO karma is the worst aspect of HN. If you post any comments that are controversial or against the prevailing tech dogma you tend to get downvoted, whereas flashy press releasees about dubious original research get lots of upvotes (that obviously doesn't apply to this article).