Exodus · by Noé Petit · 2026-10-17

Why I stopped checking karma-style numbers everywhere

Likes, followers, upvotes, streaks. I noticed I was writing for numbers instead of for people. Removed the counters where I could and posted less but better. My writing got more honest, and I enjoy conversations more. Anyone else done this?

56 sparks · 8 comments

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Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

numbers shape behaviour more than we admit

Brave Rider · 2 likes

hiding like counts helped me a lot

Noé Petit · 0 likes

same. it's a tiny change with a huge effect

Brave Rider · 2 likes

i post less now and talk more in comments. better

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

is there a place that does this by design?

Noé Petit · 2 likes

some small forums don't show vote counts at all, worth looking

Brave Rider · 2 likes

writing for people, not for a score. nicely put

Brave Rider · 0 likes

i still like seeing a tiny signal that someone appreciated a post though