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There is already a total count of up- and downvotes, but please never add karma to Lemmy. We don't want to deal with karma farmers and minimal karma requirements to post. I don't care about the moderation issues because karma brought more harm than good. Please never add that bloody dreadful thing to Lemmy. I already saw a bunch of people supporting adding karma to Lemmy, which will turn Lemmy into a cheap Reddit clone and karma-farming hell. Please, never add karma to Lemmy. I beg you. No more karma hell.

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[–] Darc@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Can’t say I agree. I miss karma. Not because I want it, because I don’t care. But that imaginary internet point sure drives a lot of content - and even repeat content has a purpose to drive platform growth. I had like 1,000 subs and FREQUENTLY saw something for the first time that the tHiS iS a RePoSt people came out of the woodwork for.

[–] joeri@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don’t worry, reposting will happen with or without karma! 😜

[–] cornbread@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a bad thing imo. Not everyone spends all day on the internet. I probably spend more time than most people and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen a meme that’s new to me and half the comments are bitching about it being a repost.

[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I recognized a lot of reposts, but also posts that apparently had been going around for months or years but it was my first time seeing them, even though I was on reddit for half of every day.

[–] mintiefresh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I also miss karma a bit. I can live without it but seeing a score is nice. I will behave the same with or without here on Lemmy though. For some reason, I've really found my voice here on Lemmy and am much more active then when I was on Reddit.

Still, that being said, I do feel a boost when I look at my comments and see that number lol.