• the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      In my early days of reddit i got a bit invested in karma. Enough that i did change the way i posted a bit. I got a few 1or 2k comments, noticed they were pop culture references, and tried to emulate that success.

      I grew out of it, but you see how the karma system incentivizes that type of comment.

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      1 year ago

      I agree with you, but it’s an addiction to approval. It’s similar to cracking a joke and everyone laughing at it. It is sad but it’s also pretty human.