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As a somewhat frequent poster myself, I kind of miss the meaningless number going up. It lets me track how many people have seen the stuff I posted and cared enough to react

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[-] Commiunism@beehaw.org 6 points 1 week ago

In a number-go-up kind of sense, yeah - it's inherently gamification of social media and it is fun for some of our brains. However, I also think that karma or any other kind of "engagement accumulation" turns social media from a place of discussion into a competition for attention, where you're more incentivized to post solely for upvotes. Only a small minority takes posting seriously like this I admit it, but it does make the experience worse for everyone.

That's not to say the mindset doesn't exist without karma, only that it gets amplified.

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