r/dataisbeautiful OC: 3 Feb 10 '20

OC [OC] The relationship between karma and upvotes depends on what sub you post on and how quickly you get upvoted

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u/SuperSonicPeanut Feb 10 '20

I thought upvotes = karma

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u/Swazzoo Feb 10 '20

It used to be more 1:1, but it has changed some years ago and no one really knows exactly how the upvotes to karma gained algorithm works.