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Originally Posted by rkomar
On the topic of karma, I find that when I read a comment I really like and decide to give someone some karma, I'll usually back out of it if I see that they already have vastly more karma than I do. It would feel like trying to slip a millionaire a $1 tip for being nice. I know it's silly, that all karma is appreciated, but it's a feeling that's hard to shake. Does anyone else have the same hang-up?
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I have it, and I also know it's silly, but nevertheless. On the other side I felt very touched at the occasions when I got 2 karma points by some newbie. I found this sooo nice!
And another thought: rkomar, following your very helpful posts in the Pocketbook subforum and comparing your karma points with those of many others here around let's me think one more time how very much this fine karma idea goes wrong these days.
One of my alltime favourite posts in this forum:
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Originally Posted by Donnageddon
Now, I don't have the biggest pile of Karma, and my Karma ain't the fanciest, or the prettiest. But it is honest Karma, dug out of these hills post by post, pun by pun, smart ass comment by smart ass comment. I have toiled under the oppressive gaze of the green meanies, and scuttled like a rat avoiding their fearsome bolts of moderation.
Yes, I may not have the most Karma, but it is my Karma. And no matter how humble, there's no place like Aum.
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