Quoted from jalpert:I disagree. I think people will give Karma to their friends, whether or not the post is good/relevant. A lot of "popular" people are going to get a large boost in Karma for posts that aren't necessarily any good defeating the purpose of the system altogether.
I have to agree with you on this. It's a really cool idea, and I think Robin is definitely on to something, but it might be better if it wasn't linked to karma. Some people are just too immature to handle it.