The leaderboard stopped showing karma scores because I asked PG and then &#x27;dang to do that. I&#x27;d be much happier if they eliminated accumulated karma altogether --- keep karma, keep showing comment karma to authors, but don&#x27;t show accumulated karma to anyone.<p>I&#x27;ve made a bunch of friends from HN, but among my real-world friends, the HN karma thing is an embarrassment; I&#x27;m needled over it constantly.<p>The most under-appreciated writer on HN is &#x27;tzs, for what it&#x27;s worth.