Bots farming karma for account resale. Constant reposting of any material that can yield some useless internet points made many communities infested with mediocrity and repetition.
I wouldn’t say they’re “huge” issues, but I didn’t like the system because it made cases like these happen:
People with big karma numbers (100k or more) that only posted shitposts and/or reposts, and people wanting to buy these accounts just for a bit of funny internet points.
New users having to comment on subreddits they’re not interested in due to minimum karma requirements, which may increase lurkers. I understand they were trying to stop trolls and bots, but I’m not sure if this was the best solution.
Some people simply downvote comments containing opinions that they don’t agree with, which are later collapsed by default for having low karma counts. This discourages potentially interesting discussions and punishes people for not agreeing with the majority of users in any sub, creating echo chambers.
What actual issues did it cause? As someone who never paid it any mind, I don’t really understand what tangible impact it had on anything.
Bots farming karma for account resale. Constant reposting of any material that can yield some useless internet points made many communities infested with mediocrity and repetition.
I wouldn’t say they’re “huge” issues, but I didn’t like the system because it made cases like these happen: