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1. keifer+kaa[view] [source] 2026-02-03 08:19:11
>>Imusta+(OP)
Very cool. I made the top 1,000 too.

It would be interesting to see karma-per-word, as well, as a kind of succinctness density factor. Although karma points are not equivalent to quality, and you’d need to also factor in average comment length and some other things.

To use myself:

31,273 karma / 351,012 words ≈ 0.0891 karma per word

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2. kqr+Cea[view] [source] 2026-02-03 08:53:34
>>keifer+kaa
Interesting. I'm at 18,176/392,187 ≈ 46 millikarma per word. I did not expect any of those numbers to be so high.

But at almost 90, I have to ask: do you have a blog I should follow?

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3. JKCalh+1Pa[view] [source] 2026-02-03 13:20:44
>>kqr+Cea
Reminding me of the classic take on brevity [1]:

A prominent example of a laconism involving Philip II of Macedon was reported by the historian Plutarch. After invading southern Greece and receiving the submission of other key city-states, Philip turned his attention to Sparta and asked menacingly whether he should come as friend or foe. The reply was "Neither."

Losing patience, he sent the message:

If I invade Laconia, I shall turn you out.[4] The Spartan ephors again replied with a single word:

If.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconic_phrase?utm_source=chat...

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