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Your bank account is just a silly number in a computer! The money only has value because other people think it has value.
by quellhorst 17y ago
Your bank account is just a silly number in a computer! The money only has value because other people think it has value.
- borism 17y agoI'd give you 10 points for that answer. Only if I could :)
- bendotc 17y agoMy point was not to take the position that karma is an unimportant number in a computer somewhere, but that people often claim as much in defense of various scoring systems on sites like this and Reddit and so on that create perverse incentives for the users. I work on online videogames. You don't need to tell me the value of a number in a computer somewhere that means a whole heck of a lot to someone, and shapes how they act. :-)
- chrischen 17y agoHe's right the number is insignificant. The number just represents the sentiment of the person who gave you it, or the sentiment of the person who who down voted you. It gets even worse if you're someone who worked hard for karma, only have it taken away by someone for your opinion.