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by numpad0 1911 days ago
I assume the actual value would be in history of an account as a whole, and karma is a simplified explanation.

There’s no easy way to identify comments on the Internet as stolen, so with enough dedication it’ll be possible to create a system that generate profiles with years worth of life by just mishmashing elements. That will help bots pass spam filter developer on top of existing filter itself.