But really, I do look at people's karma to see if I should take a comment seriously if I'm feeling uncertain about it. People with 2000+ karma are usually worth listening to, even if you don't agree with them.
Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)
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#23Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)
#24I sometimes get dopamine from downvotes. Weird. It's like someone cares enough to say "that's shit".
Maybe if people like this comment enough ?
(/s, if you must ask)
Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)
#25There are some thresholds to unlock additional abilities. For example, with 200 you can make polls and with 500 you can downvote comments. (The numbers may change.)
Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)
#26I think at a certain Karma you can also change your: top bar color. I have mine set to: 9794b6. I think it was at 500 points that I could do this.
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#27Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)
#28I sometimes get dopamine from downvotes. Weird. It's like someone cares enough to say "that's shit".
I was totally going to give you a dopamine hit but I don't have enough karma to downvote :( Maybe if people like this comment enough ? (/s, if you must ask)
Re: Ask HN: Does HN Karma do anything, other than give me dopamine? (in algorithm)
#29At 1000 karma you unlock the ability to post an occasional /.-worthy +2 Funny comment without worrying about the inevitable downvotes. But really, I do look at people's karma to see if I should take a comment seriously if I'm feeling uncertain about it. People with 2000+ karma are usually worth listening to, even if you don't agree with them.