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minus-squareDanquebec@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoWait what. I had been on reddit for years and I had never been aware of this. You get paid for upvotes? And I thought “karma” was just another word for “upvotes”.
minus-squareBlastboom Strice@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoWell since around a year ago they decided to give some direct monetary incentive to farm upvotes and gold, as people weren’t already doing this to sell accounts. https://old.reddit.com/r/contributorprogram/comments/16rzlkf/understanding_contributor_earnings_payouts/
Wait what. I had been on reddit for years and I had never been aware of this. You get paid for upvotes?
And I thought “karma” was just another word for “upvotes”.
Well since around a year ago they decided to give some direct monetary incentive to farm upvotes and gold, as people weren’t already doing this to sell accounts.
https://old.reddit.com/r/contributorprogram/comments/16rzlkf/understanding_contributor_earnings_payouts/