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.
Imagine being so addicted to social media you let a number change his you act. Absolutely sad.
How alternatively: imagine being so addicted to social media, that you want a system to get a high score.
Verry sad. Its also not entirely their fault, reddit is there to take advantage and amplify their worst traits.
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.