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Interesting to see, the emphasis that this isn't a way to 'buy karma' I think is really important, I've seen a lot of people who seemed to misunderstand the initial experiment
Comment by plgrmonedge at 24/09/2020 at 23:16 UTC
15 upvotes, 3 direct replies
That is a good way to capture it. We never want to create a "pay to win" situation. We would like to continue giving people on the site positive feedback for actions where appropriate.
Comment by deviantbono at 25/09/2020 at 11:32 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
But that's *literally* what it is. It hasn't been used by spammers on a wide scale *yet* becuase it was a small, random experiment. Once it's rolled out as a core feature, it will absolutely be abused, for which reddit will earn revenue (before dying and/or selling to facebook).