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RobertLumley comments on What have you recently tried, and failed at? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RobertLumley 05 July 2012 02:19:26PM *  13 points [-]

It's very easy for new people to care way too much about karma. I did. I still care too much, but I mostly shrug it off if I get downvoted. It happens to everyone, even EY. So I'd encourage you to not worry about it too much, even though I know that's hard for new people to do. It certainly was for me. Just remember getting downvoted doesn't mean we hate you. :-)

Secondly, you can hyperlink like this: LessWrong by using this format: [LessWrong](http://www.lesswrong.com)

Comment author: avichapman 05 July 2012 11:28:28PM 3 points [-]

Thanks for both pieces of advice. Apparently what karma goes around comes around, because I'm back up to 2/3 or what I had before the misadventure started. I'm at peace.