It has some kind of points, which is all I need. Internet points motivate me, and obviously some others too. Chasing karma made me contribute more to reddit than I would have otherwise.
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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I Gota downvote this idea. Karma was my least favorite part about Reddit
Please no, no karma, nobody needs another dopamine addiction. Being able to positively mark good comments is helpful, but it shouldn't influence anything - only positive reinforcement.
No on karma but I would like to be able to buy and give awards as a way to support this
I encouraged me to create good OC, but it encouraged others to farm and post clickbate.
I could go either way, but I have a slight bias toward having it.
No. I'd rather no up voting/downvoting on comments at all. It discourages discussion.
Top comments are mostly extremely shortsighted bs.
Still, there’s sometimes that 3rd or 4th comment from the top that isn’t just a dumb joke and actually has the real answer. Without voting, that would just be totally lost among the thousands of other comments. I’m pro karma. I mostly didn’t care for the big subs but in smaller ones where real questions and answers are happening, voting is really helpful for figuring out who is talking out of their ass. It’s not perfect, but it helps.
Mfers arguing whether reddits equivalent of a captcha will affect social interaction.
I think it should, but perhaps it shouldn't be as prominent as on Reddit, and maybe it should be called something more boring, like "post vote sum" or something, to make people place less importance on it.
Edit: would love some input as to why this suggestion is being downvoted. ^Or is this just an example of the circleherky behavior you were all convinced was because of karma...?^