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Re:Why I stopped reading HN (2010) by dfxm12 on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:06PM (#24720446)
Are these the beginning signs of an addiction to fake internet points?

Probably.

I wonder if karma was hidden from us if it would do something to curb this compulsiveness. Seeing instant feedback, a number going up or down is very stimulating compared to nothing, or even a very broad "over 0/under 0" status as a middle ground.

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Re:Why I stopped reading HN (2010) by steveklabnik on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:22PM (#24720628)
Fun History Fact: HN used to show the karma of every single comment to every single user! This was changed for exactly this reason.

You can still get the "over/under 0" because posts under zero get progressively grayed out the farther under zero they go.

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