Ask Anything on Yik Yak | Why is karma farming so prevalent on this app? It's anonymous so it's not like you're getting anything out of it other than a number for only you to see. How is that worth lying about serious shit?

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Why is karma farming so prevalent on this app? It's anonymous so it's not like you're getting anything out of it other than a number for only you to see. How is that worth lying about serious shit?

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Anonymous 2w

Because it’s still a “like” for the user (if it’s not a bot) and that “like” gives the user a spike in dopamine. People get addicted to it. Just like in any other social media app that has that kind of mechanism.

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Anonymous 2w

No seriously

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Anonymous 1w

number go up

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Anonymous 1w

It’s a vanity on this app.

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Anonymous

#1 2w

Internet Points are still Internet Points regardless of where they’re “eArNeD”

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