Did Karma really matter that much in Reddit? (geddit.social)

submitted 1 year ago by writeblankspace@geddit.social to c/RedditMigration@kbin.social

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Honestly, nobody even looks at other people's Karma. I didn't care much about it. Did people really care so much baout Karma that they mourn about it here, or miss it, or used to farm it?

Sorry if the tone sounds judgemental, but I'm just wondering.

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[-] Prezhotnuts@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago

Karma is all about gamification. Made up points to make you feel like your contribution was worth something. You can see it in pretty much all social media platforms.

You never really care about checking others, but I bet you'd probably take a peak from time to time at your own.

I never cared, but I would be lieing if when I post blew up I wouldn't notice all those upvotes.

[-] Coelacanth@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

While I agree with everything you said, it did also serve a tangible purpose on some subreddits as a barrier-of-entry to prevent bots from posting OF spam or whatever or stop new troll accounts from being able to post.

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