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democracy for jokes: one click says this deserved to exist.
means a small vote of approval on a post or comment that nudges it higher in visibility, and its total is a rough proxy for collective quality.
from popularized by reddit and earlier by digg, borrowing the language of elections to gamify attention: every click is a tiny ballot cast for what the crowd should see next.
karma economyreddit turns upvotes into a fake currency called karma
downvote asymmetrymany platforms hide or discourage the negative version
herding effectearly upvotes strongly bias how others vote next
gaming itvote manipulation is basically its own black market