ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Reddit@lemmy.world · 5 days agoAI bots on Reddit reaching the front page? I absolutely believe itslrpnk.netimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1641file-text
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minus-squaremtchristo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·5 days agoThere are no virtual points to earn on Lemmy. So hopefully it will resist the enshitification for while.
minus-squareweeeeum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 days agoI still dont see why people care about reddit karma. Its just a number?
minus-squareAnarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 days agoAccount age and karma makes an account look more legit and it’s thus more useful for spreading misinformation and/or guerilla marketing.
minus-squareIrelephant@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoSame reason why people play cookie clicker, watch the useless number go up. Also, some subs are downright hostile to people with low karma.
minus-squareWilderSeek@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoGotta love those dopamine fixes, huh?
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI actually got auto-added to some bullshit sub that was “for people with so much karma.” I don’t remember what the number was, because it was such a useless sub that no one engaged with.
minus-squaremtchristo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoSome subreddits require a minimum karma score for posting. And it gets less likely to get shadow banned the more karma you have.
minus-squareweeeeum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoOhhh right. I remember subs had that bullshit. I didnt know about the shadowban thing though.
There are no virtual points to earn on Lemmy. So hopefully it will resist the enshitification for while.
I still dont see why people care about reddit karma. Its just a number?
Account age and karma makes an account look more legit and it’s thus more useful for spreading misinformation and/or guerilla marketing.
Same reason why people play cookie clicker, watch the useless number go up.
Also, some subs are downright hostile to people with low karma.
Gotta love those dopamine fixes, huh?
I actually got auto-added to some bullshit sub that was “for people with so much karma.” I don’t remember what the number was, because it was such a useless sub that no one engaged with.
Some subreddits require a minimum karma score for posting. And it gets less likely to get shadow banned the more karma you have.
Ohhh right. I remember subs had that bullshit. I didnt know about the shadowban thing though.