I was a reddit troll. Or at least that's what they called me. It started when I got involved in a sub where I am a fairly well-known expert. I would correct people. Get blasted cause I wasn't nice or they thought my answer needed any number of corrections. Then it got to the point where the number of questions and comments were so out of the realm of reality I couldn't stand to read them.

Then I started questioning people and I came to a stark realization. 80% of the people in several technology threads were kids under 18 years old--typically 15--and had no work experience in the field!

But this is my point. Karma on reddit means less than nothing to anybody outside of reddit postings and, even then, it doesn't mean anything to 80% of all those people cause they won't look at or notice your karma anyway. So what's the point? What is the value in that?

Despite my troll reputation, and you may know me, I still have nearly 10K in karma value. What does that tell you?

When I'm in my social and family circles, I almost never hear anything about reddit and, when I do, it's always a joke about an insane posting where everyone laughs at how stupid it is.

I'll never forget the comment of a reporter on NPR one day who stated, "Reddit is a Frankenstein's monster even they can't control".