One of the things platforms use to keep us coming back and investing more of our time in building their site for them, is Internet Points. They don’t do anything, but we still crave them.

On Reddit, these Internet Points are, of course, called “karma”

In moving on from Reddit, I’m burning over 80k karma.
It feels fine. I mean, it has no real value, and bots can scrounge up that amount of karma in an afternoon, but it still represents a sizable time investment.

How much are you burning, and how do you feel about it?

  • mrmanager@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I feel manipulated by the karma. It has no value and yet I care when i get downvoted. It’s a huge warning sign to get off reddit and into a healthier community.