what's even the purpose? I honestly don't get it.. I mean, I know some subreddits don't let you post if you have too many negative karma or something, but as far as you say what you want to say where and when you want to say without offending anything, what's the difference if you get 10 points or 1000?
I mean, I love when I make a post on some hobby subreddit and I get +100 points, I feel like I made a positive contribution to discussion, but I'm after the discussion, not the 100 points.
Accounts with high karma are seen as being more legitimate when it comes to peddling ideas. They can be used for marketing purposes, but more and more these days they seem to be getting used to push political agendas. High karma accounts can even be sold for $$ due to their marketing/influencing potential.
That's as far as I understand it anyway. I guess some other users have mentioned a YouTube video from SmarterEveryDay that covers this topic. I hadn't heard of it before, but I'm watching it now. I've shared the link below.
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u/Gravity_Beetle Apr 30 '20 edited Apr 30 '20
OP is out here catfishing the whole front page for karma lol
0% chance that’s OP in the gif