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		endisneigh on Aug 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Fake Hacker News – See what HN has to say... > I’ve been lurking for a while, but out of fear of being steamrolled by HN readers or maybe just natural introversion It’s really annoying to me that you cannot hide your karma on the top in the settings. Like, I don’t need to see the number changing constantly. Worse thing about this site IMHO. Even Reddit does not display it so prominently. Given how easily it is to nice if you’re being “steamrolled” via downvotes, I get it. The site conditions you if you’re a maximizer of the number.

jusquan on Aug 21, 2023 [–]

I've definitely felt that the karma system is a bit intimidating for newcomers, but I also get how it serves as a signaling system (though imperfect) against folks with bad intentions

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