[balls187]

> Negative karma after working on positive for two weeks...I create a single use throwaway account, say whatever I feel like, and then log out.

> HN is very much a hivemind. It's easy to see when you're not worried about your negative internet points.

The problem isn't HN and the hivemind. The problem here is you. You still care about the points (or rather the consequences of them) because you take the trouble to create a throwaway account, so that when your post is upvoted, or downvoted, you don't feel tied to it.

If you truly didn't care you would either:

1) stop posting on here altogether 2) not care about what others thought of your comments, and stop using throwaway accounts.