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Here is my take on karma. Karma gives users an incentive to post content based more around grabbing attention than quality.
I think it is for the best that karma doesn't exist here as it allows users to post what they feel without an alterior motive such as gaining internet points.
See Unidan for reference
Image Transcription: Comic
[There's no karma?, By Victor Gnarly]
Panel 1
[A hooded figure in black robes, and no face visible save for large, pure red eyes is speaking a room made of stone. The hooded figure speaks in white text bubbles to another character outside of the frame, who responds with black text bubbles]
Hooded figure: So... There's no karma?
Black text bubble: Ye-
Hooded figure: No greedy CEO?
Black text bubble: Yep.
Panel 2
[The out of frame character speaking in black text bubbles is now shown to be a second hooded figure with round red eyes, standing next to hooded figure 1 in the stone room. Hooded figure 1 has a hand outstretched as they speak, while hooded figure 2 is giving them a thumbs up in response. There is a small fire burning on an altar in the background.]
Hooded figure 1: All ad free?
Hooded figure 2: Oh yeah.
Panel 3
[Hooded figure 1 is shown in close up again, pointing a finger to their left, with their eyes wide in a look of surprise]
Hooded figure 1: But why is the logo a-
Panel 4
[Both hooded figure 1 and hooded figure 2 are shown standing on opposite sides of a large drawing of the fediverse icon on the floor, a rainbow pentagram. There is a pure white, slightly transparent glowing figure with wide eyes standing in the centre of the pentagram, their arms outstretched. There is a small white ball on top of an antenna on top of the glowing figure's head, with a beam of white light shining from their head to the ceiling. Squiggles of white energy and red streaks of fire fill the room, emanating from the glowing figure. Hooded figure 1 has their arm slightly raised, as if to shield themselves from the energy in the room]
Hooded figure 1: Pentagram?
Hooded figure 2: Reasons.
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What a thought...we'll have to form opinions of people based upon what they write, not on points that could always be faked or whored. Popularity is an incredibly stupid measure of quality. I'd like to see the up/down arrow on threads replaced by a simple view counter, too.
It's not about forming opinions though - it's about deciding what order to sort posts. Sorting by date / view count / upvote count is pretty crap. We only get away with it now because there aren't many people posting. That's changing.
Pretty much all social networks these days have some kind of "karma" like score, though it often isn't visible to anyone. Obviously in the fediverse it would be visible (though maybe not activley promoted?).
The best karma implementation that I know of is the one on Stack Exchange, though I'd like it more if it wasn't so easy to have a high score just by having been on the network for a long time (my score over there is ridiculously high for someone who barely participates these days).
Original content and exclusively for the Fediverse! That's a good sign.
Make sure to link the post though elsewhere!
Gotta admit, I'm having a ton of fun on Lemmy. Never have I had this much positive engagement and it's just been a great time all around. I'm encouraging all my artist friends to make accounts. Thanks for the support! If you got a spare coffee in the budget, it's appreciated!
Can you share their accounts when they created their fediverse account(s) ;). Mastodon for individual follows, maybe communities they plan to post in?
It's a rainbow pentagram which means only the gayest of demons will be brought forth. Only bottoms need worry about their horned dicks.
What good is a website if you can't summon Eldritch entities?
Edit: that website doesn't load for me
Agreed!
The pentagram is a symbol of protection from evil. It protects us from evil CEOs.
As insignificant as it was I actually liked having karma
"Not gonna tell you what to do, but here is the post on Reddit."
Can't upvote it there, I already added a redirector rule that redirects all requests that go to reddit.com to about:blank.
Huh, I hadn't noticed that before. Definitely gonna be the focus of some unstable people I'm sure.
I'm fine with those folks staying away, so win/win.
Honestly, summoning demons might be a decent harm reduction strategy in the long term.
I am the demon lol
MFers when they haven't heard of graph theory. That's a K5 graph pal!
pentagraph
And why is it called the Fediverse huh? How could you fall for such a clear honeypot smh my head
It's ALL connected!
How else do you think you build a protocol that lets your youtube clone talk to your twitter clone talk to your reddit clone talk to your facebook clone talk to your instagram clone?
i didn't look at it this way lmao
This is some high quality OC, thanks for sharing OP!
You may THINK there's no karma, but then one day....
I just think they’re neat!
Nice, we're already getting OC
How else do you think they are able to afford servers? Donations? HAH, right...
Blood sacrifices are the hottest new form of venture capitalism. More at 11.
"HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO POWER TRIP NOW?"
Love it
But there is karma?
