There is more value for having karma on this site than Reddit. You unlock new HackerNews abilities (flag, report, vouch) as you hit certain point thresholds. Reddit has no such feature.
> other than a low one-time threshold where you gain an unimportant power
What power is "important" in your opinion? Is being able to flag or vouch for flagged links unimportant?
> other than a low one-time threshold where you gain an unimportant power
What power is "important" in your opinion? Is being able to flag or vouch for flagged links unimportant?