I don’t post much, but I comment frequently, and somewhat target 80% positive reactions. If I’m not getting downvoted, I’m probably not saying anything very interesting. Looking at your post history, I don’t see anything with negative totals, though some have low-ish scores. I also note that you have some voters a little trigger-happy with strong votes (18 karma in 5 votes), which is going to skew the perception.
I recommend you not try to learn very much from votes. It’s a lightweight indicator of popularity, not much more. If something is overwhelmingly negative, that’s a signal you’ve crossed some line, but mixed and slightly-positive probably means you’re outside the echo chamber.
Instead of karma, focus on comments and discussion/feedback value. If someone is interested enough to interact, that’s worth dozens of upvotes. AND you get to refine your topical beliefs based on the actual discussion, rather than (well, in addition to) updating your less-valuable beliefs about what LW wants to read.
I don’t post much, but I comment frequently, and somewhat target 80% positive reactions. If I’m not getting downvoted, I’m probably not saying anything very interesting. Looking at your post history, I don’t see anything with negative totals, though some have low-ish scores. I also note that you have some voters a little trigger-happy with strong votes (18 karma in 5 votes), which is going to skew the perception.
I recommend you not try to learn very much from votes. It’s a lightweight indicator of popularity, not much more. If something is overwhelmingly negative, that’s a signal you’ve crossed some line, but mixed and slightly-positive probably means you’re outside the echo chamber.
Instead of karma, focus on comments and discussion/feedback value. If someone is interested enough to interact, that’s worth dozens of upvotes. AND you get to refine your topical beliefs based on the actual discussion, rather than (well, in addition to) updating your less-valuable beliefs about what LW wants to read.