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I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by read_if_gay_ »

FalconSensei wrote: post #20
IggleSniggle wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reddit calling it karma is a throwback to its early days when "upvote posts that meaningfully contribute real value to the discussion, even if you disagree with the content" was a closely held ideal of the reddit community. Sort of closer to how Stack Overflow upvotes are currently intended.

> even if you disagree with the content yeah, the intention was good, but that's not how it works, unfortunately.

I get unreasonably annoyed at seeing posts get downvoted just because they don’t fit the mainstream opinion, especially if the author clearly put in a lot of effort to articulate their views. Bonus points if there are zero replies too.

Anyone who downvotes like that is just lazy, close minded and cowardly. It’s sad that it happens so often.

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by sporkologist »

dgritsko wrote: post #3

A couple of years back, it was announced that the trailer for one of the new Star Wars movies would debut during halftime of Monday Night Football. There's always a rush to post stuff like links to new movie trailers "first" on Reddit, so as to get the most fake internet points. I guessed that the trailer would probably get added to the Star Wars YouTube page at around the same time it aired on TV, so I wrote a scrip…

Are HN karma points fake too? I hope not

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by raxxorrax »

dgritsko wrote: post #3

A couple of years back, it was announced that the trailer for one of the new Star Wars movies would debut during halftime of Monday Night Football. There's always a rush to post stuff like links to new movie trailers "first" on Reddit, so as to get the most fake internet points. I guessed that the trailer would probably get added to the Star Wars YouTube page at around the same time it aired on TV, so I wrote a scrip…

It "works" as long as it isn't taken too seriously by everyone. I also believe that you can become addicted by karma and some people seem to completely compromise their character in the hunt for more points.

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by adeeds »

tlarkworthy wrote: post #2

The fact that a ton of AI work was beaten by a flash of inspiration just goes to show how far behind AI is over the human brain. But excitingly, it also suggests a crazy future where machine can actually do that.

I think it goes to show how easy it is to get reddit karma. I wrote a bot that uses 2 regular expressions to generate reddit comments. In the 16 days since I created it, it's amassed more than 7k karma (despite substantial downtime due to bugs)

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by Rebelgecko »

jungletime wrote: post #34

An easy hack to get to record negative karma. Mention hunters laptop on /r/politics/ today, and use the keyword "Natalie"

You'll probably get removed by the mods before you get downvoted too much. I posted a link to a story about twitter changed their rules due to the NY Post and it was removed due to being only "tangentially related to politics"

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by rjyoungling »

grawprog wrote: post #28
devteambravo wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You'd be surprised. Even if you're aware of it, you may start noticing a post you like made be a high-karma person. Confirmation bia sets in, and very soon, your subconscious is engaged. This stuff was build that way by design.

I dunno, I usually go out of my way to avoid looking at people's scores on places like that. Even my own if I can help it. HN is hard, it's right in the corner there, but I really don't tend to look at anyone else's scores. Same with reddit or other sites I use with those systems. Don't get me wrong, I get the little dopamine rush and enjoy getting points and stuff, but I look at the whole thing the same way as a hig…

Maybe it's also because you guys know how to write scripts like that. I don't know how to do that so I earn my karma in the way it was intended. If I happen to notice someone's karma on Reddit, usually their history will quickly show you what's up.

Now you made me curious about your opinion of karma on places like stack overflow.

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by nsilvestri »

grawprog wrote: post #23
dgritsko wrote: post #3

A couple of years back, it was announced that the trailer for one of the new Star Wars movies would debut during halftime of Monday Night Football. There's always a rush to post stuff like links to new movie trailers "first" on Reddit, so as to get the most fake internet points. I guessed that the trailer would probably get added to the Star Wars YouTube page at around the same time it aired on TV, so I wrote a scrip…

>But it did make me think about just how easy it is to farm karma on Reddit, and how useless it is as a proxy for "trust" or "reputation" or anything other than what it is - fake internet points. I have to say, do people really take karma, upvotes, credit, fake internet points etc. As a measure of trustworthiness? I know reddit pushes this idea but do people actually participating in communities with point systems se…

"Trust" in this context means that you can be more certain that there is a real person with a certain level of time investment and legitimate intent behind the account. Compare that to an new account whose only purpose is to post an ad before getting banned.

Karma thresholds are highly effective spam filters.

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by anticsapp »

I've been meaning to write a bot that randomly posts the Always Sunny in Philadelphia quote "Because of the implication.." every ten minutes. It might get gummed up a bit with RIP or self-harm threads but I am certain after enough time it would be net karma positive.

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by MisterTea »

sporkologist wrote: post #42
dgritsko wrote: post #3

A couple of years back, it was announced that the trailer for one of the new Star Wars movies would debut during halftime of Monday Night Football. There's always a rush to post stuff like links to new movie trailers "first" on Reddit, so as to get the most fake internet points. I guessed that the trailer would probably get added to the Star Wars YouTube page at around the same time it aired on TV, so I wrote a scrip…

Are HN karma points fake too? I hope not

You can trade them in for used pairs of paul grahams underwear.

Re: I got 10k post karma on Reddit with (and without) fast.ai

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Post by grawprog »

rjyoungling wrote: post #46
grawprog wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I dunno, I usually go out of my way to avoid looking at people's scores on places like that. Even my own if I can help it. HN is hard, it's right in the corner there, but I really don't tend to look at anyone else's scores. Same with reddit or other sites I use with those systems. Don't get me wrong, I get the little dopamine rush and enjoy getting points and stuff, but I look at the whole thing the same way as a hig…

Maybe it's also because you guys know how to write scripts like that. I don't know how to do that so I earn my karma in the way it was intended. If I happen to notice someone's karma on Reddit, usually their history will quickly show you what's up. Now you made me curious about your opinion of karma on places like stack overflow.

Stack overflow i've got mixed feelings about. I've seen it work well sometimes, with the highest quality answer being voted to the top. Other times, it seems the top answers are not the best or just a bunch of pointless arguing.

I've never participated much in any of the stack overflow communities other than passively. I tried asking a question once that I hadn't seen on there but I got downvoted and told off so meh...I just stick to searching and passively reading mostly. I have thought of updating some older answers but they were usually locked and closed to discussion.

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