*I have a general faith that it was because I screwed up -- e.g. I'm not as funn...

onion2k on March 28, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show Total User Karma in Hacker News Posts

I have a general faith that it was because I screwed up -- e.g. I'm not as funny/witty as I think I am, or I was unnecessarily rude to someone else.

Karma on HN and my fear of getting downvotes has had a chilling effect on my willingness to post humorous remarks.

This is probably a good thing.