[pestatije]

hn karma is so childish, can we have opt-out option please?

especially to those downvoters-without-comment out there, fuck you all

[beardyw]

I think the intention here is to give a story prominence. Often the submitter is a throwaway.

In that case karma is useful to spot a story and several comments all of whom have single digit karma.

[fsflover]

What do you mean by "opt-out option"? You already can simply ignore your karma.