Ask HN: Why do posts start with 1 point? 3 points by mangeletti 9y ago ↗ HN I've always been curious about whether this was to inspire a positive feeling, or if there was some other reason.
[–] bemmu 9y ago ↗ This way you don't need to decide whether to upvote your own post, because you already did by default. [–] pvdebbe 9y ago ↗ ...yet it doesn't count against your karma. Starting from zero would make more sense for a true hacker. [–] [deleted] 9y ago ↗ (comment deleted)
[–] pvdebbe 9y ago ↗ ...yet it doesn't count against your karma. Starting from zero would make more sense for a true hacker.
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