[joh6nn]

Ok, thanks, this is exactly what I needed. I'm apparently too much of a casual user here because I don't even recognize minimaxir as a username. So that's gotta be the disconnect for me: all the usual tactics apply, they're just less obvious to me because I'm not engaged enough.

I appreciate you taking the time to respond thoroughly. Thanks!

Edit: it occurred to me that another potential reason that the tactics used to monetize karma farming on HN may be less obvious to me than on other platforms is because here, the tactics are more specifically designed to target me