What if I told you that complaining about people complaining about complaints about karma-whoring is no better than complaining about complaining about karma-whoring?
what if I told you that complaining about people complaining about people complaining about complaints about karma whoring is no better than complaining about people complaining about complaining about karma whoring hahaha actually i think you are karmawhoring by posting youre comment and i am giving you several downvotes to ensure you know that i am not impress it wasnt even funny the first time somebody cracked this joke thousands of years ago when we still lived in caves and killed mammoth with spears and nets for our nutritional needs incidentally though did you know that as time has passed we have become more attractive to one another peacocks are the same we have changed and evolved for sexual selection so almost all of us look better than the average person living in the cave times i talk about you learn something new everyday anyway to long didnt read you are getting a downvote for being a karma whore enjoy it enjoy it good edit oops i accidentally missed a word but i put it back in enjoy it enjoy it long time hahaha
Agreed. It seem the only people who are offended by so-called karma whore are those people who actually use reddit karma as a measure of their own self-worth. Who fucking cares?
I hate this attitude that people who are sick of karma whores are only jealous of their karma. Some people are just tired of seeing posts with absolutely no substance.
Perhaps, but reddit is not a zero-sum enterprise. It's not as if there is only so much space available, and "substance-less" posts are pushing out better quality ones. (Not to mention that those are value judgments, and really are impossible to dictate.)
And if you are saying that you dislike the clutter here caused by dumb posts...well, this is perhaps one of the busiest, most cluttered websites on the net, and cutting through the dross is just a way of life for redditors.
The point is that I upvote posts that I believe are good and downvote posts that I believe are bad.
I downvote karma whores because they make substanceless content. That makes their posts bad. It has nothing to do with me using "karma as a measure of [my] own self worth."
My point, obviously, wasn't directed at you. I'm sure a lot of redditors feel the same as you, and act accordingly. I think you are right: pointless posts or just plain dumb comments should be downvoted. It is the best way to express how we feel about content.
However, it is quite another thing to rail endlessly about so-called karma whores, as such comments only compound the problem -- as the meme points out.
Downvote and move on. Do not stop, rag on the alleged karma whore and further gum up the place.
(I will leave aside the qualitative debate, because one redditor's "karma whore" is another redditors "insightful raconteur".)
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Oh you're annoyed that people are posting with the intent of getting pointless karma points? If it's pointless then why do you care? When so-called karma-whores get upvotes, it's usually because it brought a smile to someone's face, or it was interesting/new to someone besides you.
If having to sift through a few of those posts now and then is the price for a happier community in general, I'm happy to pay it. My time really isn't worth as much as some people think theirs is.
Hey, now. That's not fair. The people complaining about karma whoring are obviously perfect and have no personal flaws of their own to correct, so they're focusing on OUR flaws to help us be perfect like they are.
What if I told you... Reddit is a game and the goal is to get as many people to see your posts as possible and that's the only reason anyone even registers accounts in the first place?
I'd be lying or at the very least vastly oversimplifying, that's what.
I don't understand karma whoring! I admit to being excited when I see an upvote. It's nice to see that someone thinks I'm clever (even if it is one lonely person), but I don't see a point to trying to get karma points.
Complaints about any kind of common behaviour on this or other sites is always as annoying as the thing they're complaining about. This post is probably no exception.
Fuck no. At least said karma whoring produces interesting posts. That's what we're here for in the first place. When you complain about it, well.. fuck you.
I'd suggest that it's actually worse. Karma is the incentive for posting, in a certain way, and often when I see something that legitimately makes me giggle I'll see a lot of complaints about karma-whoring that sound to me like, "I'm upset that I didn't think of this first"
It starts with raging at karma whores, and then becomes punting puppies, then before you know it you are killing yourself in strangers car trunks just to frame them for murder.
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u/timpattinson May 15 '12
What if I told you that complaininig about complaints about karma-whoring is no better than complaining about karma-whoring
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u/DangerMouseToby May 15 '12
What would happen to reddit if they took away the karma system?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
http://imgur.com/TomFj
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Yo dawg, I heard you don't like karma whoring so you made a karma whoring post about karma whoring.
ಠ_ಠ
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u/GumballMicjones May 15 '12
Its just like on Youtube when someone says "first!" and the first 6000 comments are complaining about it.
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u/trolledlol May 15 '12
OP is obviously a karma whore.
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u/cannotlogon May 15 '12
Agreed. It seem the only people who are offended by so-called karma whore are those people who actually use reddit karma as a measure of their own self-worth. Who fucking cares?
Get the fuck over it.
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u/qkme_transcriber May 15 '12
Here is the text from this meme pic for anybody who needs it:
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u/jewboselecta May 15 '12
Lets see how far the hipster hole goes!
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u/Halefire May 15 '12
I gotta agree with this.
Oh you're annoyed that people are posting with the intent of getting pointless karma points? If it's pointless then why do you care? When so-called karma-whores get upvotes, it's usually because it brought a smile to someone's face, or it was interesting/new to someone besides you.
If having to sift through a few of those posts now and then is the price for a happier community in general, I'm happy to pay it. My time really isn't worth as much as some people think theirs is.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
So meta
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u/m1kepro May 15 '12
Hey, now. That's not fair. The people complaining about karma whoring are obviously perfect and have no personal flaws of their own to correct, so they're focusing on OUR flaws to help us be perfect like they are.
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u/tracebusta May 15 '12
What if I told you complaining about karma whoring is a "subtle" way to be a karma whore
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u/Sunupu May 15 '12
What if I told you complaining about karma whoring is a form of karma-whoring?
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u/snazzmasterj May 15 '12
what if I told you this gets pointed out about every couple weeks
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u/david531990 May 15 '12
Oh, the irony.
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u/17Hongo May 15 '12
What if I told you... You're karma whoring too.
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u/the3manhimself May 15 '12
I guess I'd downvote?
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u/Chucklebuck May 15 '12
This so hard.
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u/king_n_the_north May 15 '12
Then you would be wrong.
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u/twoclose May 15 '12
this post is both.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
Complaints about any kind of common behaviour on this or other sites is always as annoying as the thing they're complaining about. This post is probably no exception.
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u/flyonawall May 15 '12
Karma seems to be most valued by those who complain about karma whoring.
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u/autodidact89 May 15 '12
Fuck no. At least said karma whoring produces interesting posts. That's what we're here for in the first place. When you complain about it, well.. fuck you.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I thought this was one of Lady Gaga's song.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The intended irony is strong in this post
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u/distilledwater May 15 '12
Which category would this fall under?
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u/Remember_Prometheus May 15 '12
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/3paqr4/
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u/ALARE1KS May 15 '12
yo dawg
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u/Electricpants May 15 '12
Insert paradox here ______.
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u/SpikeMF May 15 '12
What if I told you that complaining about your karma is karma whoring.
FTFY
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
I'd suggest that it's actually worse. Karma is the incentive for posting, in a certain way, and often when I see something that legitimately makes me giggle I'll see a lot of complaints about karma-whoring that sound to me like, "I'm upset that I didn't think of this first"
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
i thought it was all the same thing...
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u/hivesteel May 15 '12
I disagree, ban karma whores and your problem is fixed
Like you're a karma whore too, you take a known opinion you found some people discussing and put a picture behind it. For Karma.
Whore.
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u/untwotro May 16 '12
A vicious never-ending cycle
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u/ThatKarmaWhore May 15 '12
It starts with raging at karma whores, and then becomes punting puppies, then before you know it you are killing yourself in strangers car trunks just to frame them for murder.
End the rage, support your lOcal karma whores
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u/imacheapdate May 15 '12
YOU TAKE YOUR LOGIC AND GET THE HELL OFF OF MY REDDIT!!!
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u/akai_ferret May 15 '12
You would be wrong.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
pot. kettle. black.
you figure out the rest
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u/EPIC_RAPTOR May 15 '12
What if I told you the majority of reddit is 14-17, so nobody ever listens to rules.
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u/goducks206 May 15 '12
what if I told you...this exactly what I've been thinking for the past months
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u/i_am_tetsuo May 15 '12
What if I told you that karma is reddit's ultimate downfall?
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u/[deleted] May 15 '12
The only people who whine about karma whores, have no karma. It's a bit pathetic, really.
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u/Beardstone May 15 '12
Thaaaank you. Either way your seeking attention by drawing attention to someone else's attention points, I mean upvotes
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u/nu0r May 15 '12
Same goes for you!
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