Yes, I do agree that getting karma for pleasing but unproductive comments lessens the utility of karma; should be more of a costly signal for a individual’s utility to the community, where the criterion of upvote-selection is important (i.e. ‘propagates rationality’ is presumably most desirable). Upvotes for cheap jokes dampens the signal.
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Yes, I do agree that getting karma for pleasing but unproductive comments lessens the utility of karma; should be more of a costly signal for a individual’s utility to the community, where the criterion of upvote-selection is important (i.e. ‘propagates rationality’ is presumably most desirable). Upvotes for cheap jokes dampens the signal.