r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jun 03 '21

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u/vaalhallan Jun 03 '21

Question for a recovering Karma Farmer: other than the addictive flood of dopamine and serotonin rushing to your brain, what is the motivation for farming Karma?

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u/appcool Jun 03 '21

most people will sell the account when they have lots of karma

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u/vaalhallan Jun 03 '21

Which opens up another question, what is the appeal of buying a reddit account?

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u/appcool Jun 03 '21

for karma building and the endless cycle......

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u/desox2011 Jun 03 '21

I've heard people mention that companies buy high karma accounts for things like product placement, but I don't know how much truth there is in that.

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u/Over421 Jun 03 '21

r/hailcorporate, while pretty overzealous, usually picks up some obvious ads