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I know for a fact its very common for people allow the pursuit of forum points dictate what they will and will not say. Why are internet points desirable? I've never understood why people like to collect them as in reality they mean nothing. Is it for forum cred? It just seems really feeble to me.

I know for a fact its very common for people allow the pursuit of forum points dictate what they will and will not say. Why are internet points desirable? I've never understood why people like to collect them as in reality they mean nothing. Is it for forum cred? It just seems really feeble to me.

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[–] 5 pts

Quiet greeny

[–] 2 pts

Those who can, do.

Those who can't, keyboard warrior.

[–] [deleted] 5 pts

It just seems really feeble to me.

Says the guy evading internet bans.

[–] [deleted] 5 pts

Points is a proxy for acceptance by the community. People seek to be accepted.

[–] 3 pts

That, and they have no other community IRL.

No friends or family to show them unconditional love. No professional validation. No religious community to surround them.

So many things have been stripped from the average man.

[–] 1 pt

R E D G A N G E D G A N G

[–] 1 pt

The system would work better if shills all killed themselves.

[–] 0 pt

So feeble, gotta post about it for points

[–] 0 pt

Because they lead empty miserable lives ?

[–] 0 pt

Since no one gave the Actual answer... Dopamine addiction.

do your own research, it's well covered.

[–] 0 pt

Feel good when number go up.

Because we are humans, and we are like that. End of story.