Re:HN front page ranked using only votes from early users (2...
by woofie11 on Monday March 15, 2021 @05:45PM
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Karma doesn't work the same way.
Karma tends to:
- Promote extremism and groupthink. Try posting any comment which isn't far-left on reddit (outside of the far-right forums, which will be the opposite). You'll be -50.
- Be gameable for SEO and spamming.
- Target the mean. Try posting anything particularly erudite on a reddit or a late slashdot.
I kinda like the crowd which set up HN. It's diverse enough, intelligent enough, and works for me.
Karma tends to:
- Promote extremism and groupthink. Try posting any comment which isn't far-left on reddit (outside of the far-right forums, which will be the opposite). You'll be -50.
- Be gameable for SEO and spamming.
- Target the mean. Try posting anything particularly erudite on a reddit or a late slashdot.
I kinda like the crowd which set up HN. It's diverse enough, intelligent enough, and works for me.