I know the points are there and are saved, but why are they not visible on our profile, as a shit poster these points are my applause, my credit, my holy absolutely useless internet points, I love them. So have they be abandoned in the first place?
Welcome to Lemmy where the points are made up and scores don’t matter!
Good riddance to that gamification.
Its healthier not to have them. Also there is a technical limitation in that points are logged by the instance you post on, your profile could keep a rough tally, but thats yet another cross instance data stream that would need to be synced. Seeing how most lemmy instances are pretty small or managed by hobbiests, thats fine, less for them to worry about.
Also if you post because you have something to say over wanting internet points, people will read your words differently.
Not having karma is one of Lemmy’s biggest selling points for me lol
Karma sucks. It encourages groupthink.
Karma leads to reposting. Being active in a group encourages groupthink. Isolation leads to echo chambers. Knowing things leads to oversimplified false equivalencies.
Don’t forget literal karma farms, clickbait, purchasing accounts, and propaganda.
I lived karma at first when it was just a bunch of humans, but it was ruined by groups wanting to get ahead. So unfortunately it’s better it’s gone here.
I think we’re approaching the beginning of eternal summer. Been noticing a lot of people that’re coming in from Reddit and bringing the shitty parts of that culture with them while staying blissfully unaware of how things are setup here, or unwilling to ask questions to find out.
Lots of people calling it a site, no understanding of federation.
Which is fine. Not everyone needs to know the technical minutae to benefit or build communities. However it’s become to me a little warning sign that the person I’m talking to might not be discussing in honest good faith.
We had points here in the beginning.
I don’t believe they were federated outside of your specific instance though I could be wrong. Also I seem to recall a community effort to have them removed.
They are still there I can see them through mbin
So then you might be better served joining the mbin instance and migrating your account there as it seems their implementation aligns more with your usecase.
I am fine with some of the arguments, I still think the points are our applause, and we should be able to see them… Always pros and cons, life is a beach…
Here’s your margarita
Ty
The real points were people improving your jokes and reacting to your comments in the way.
Mine still show. Premium as well as regular. I don’t think they show though till you get one.
