That's HN for you. If you can listen to me, don't correlate HN karma points with your worth.

It's a measure of how closely you correlate with the typical HN reader and that itself changes over time.

I have made more friends just through HN than the 200 odd HN karma points I have.

Have learned infinitely more thanks to HN.

As a person who believes that gun, healthcare and education are unalienable rights, people have a very tough time agreeing with me on all things, and me with them!