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by burgerbrain 5507 days ago
"Now points represent a "personal Everest". The motivation to post is pure."

Not as long as total karma scores remain visible to the world.

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A user's total score represents a very broad measurement of his/her contribution to the HN community, and is unlikely to negatively impact an individual's decision to post. If anything, seeing an overall high score makes a user seem more worthy of respect and less likely to trigger a points arms race in a single thread.