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let's discuss "karma" (lemmy.one)
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I am curious to hear opinions on the concept of user karma in general.

Do people miss it?
Are we better off without it?

From a technicial perspective, I don't see why it couldn't be implemented. I understand Lemmy doesn't track this explicitly. However, using a users post and comment history you could come to a number pretty easily, right? I was considering making a toy app that would take a user and instance and spit out a karma score for post and comments, what would stop others from doing the same?

Will it be inevitably pulled into existence by Lemmy users as we mature the platform?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

In my opinion karma is bullshit, honestly it seems stupid that to post in many subs I had to first have a certain level of karma earned in that specific sub as r/PetAdvice only commenting posts of others who can post, it is a vicious circle, and worst of all is that if it is a r/xAdvice is to ask something and leave, I do not want to waste a week of my life at least commenting idiocies to earn enough karma and to my post being ignored.