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The absence of a running karma total is a surprisingly powerful difference. I do still look back at old posts, and it’s nice when there’s votes, but without the little number next to a name or when I mouse-over a profile, there’s no motivation to be the first in a thread to repost a cliche joke or to ragebait for fake internet points.

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RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I think the “not having to be first” is what is so powerful.

I know that if I comment on a post from a few days ago on a populated community, I’ll likely at least get a reply from OP, if not a bunch of other people finding my comment and replying as well.

It’s like Lemmy is the nice, small-town version of Reddit (which is probably more similar to Gary Indiana).

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- scurry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  That’s a bit cruel to Gary, Indiana, don’t you think?
  
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  - RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Check it out:
    
    abc7chicago.com/…/5582601/
    
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    scurry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    McBane thats the joke.gif
    
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Eezyville@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I hated most of those cliche jokes. Here I am looking for real conversation only to be met with thousands of not witty low effort jokes.

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- somedaysoon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  There are some here too, I swear to god if I see one more, “Good bot” reply to a fucking bot account I may stoke out.
  
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