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by nostrademons 6715 days ago
Social approval. People seek recognition and acknowledgment. Social websites let folks feel like they're important.

You notice that other than outright trolls (who seek attention through infamy), few people will continue to use a social site where they repeatedly get negative karma? And the aphorism "Don't feed the trolls" attempts to make them go away by denying them attention?

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I lost about 24 karma on a thread yesterday. I'm still here :)