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potentially unpopular opinion: I like account karma. I think it's fun and harmless. (lemm.ee)
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I'm a simple man, number go up causes endorphin release.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Yes but karma makes it worse. It incentivizes getting getting upvotes because you don't want to "ruin" your karma. Expressing controversial opinions, even if they don't generate downvotes, are discouraged with karma. Even OP says he gets a dopamine hit by seeing the karma number go up.