Karma farming vs. earning it by participating

Karma farming vs. earning it by participating
This week on Reddit marketing: two paths past karma gates, only one of which survives.

— [Tactic] Karma farming on r/FreeKarma-style subs clears numeric thresholds fast, but the karma is topically worthless and the accounts get flagged as inauthentic.
— [Tactic] Earning karma by genuinely commenting in your target subs builds account history that mods and AutoMod actually trust.
— [Case] r/NewToReddit guidance is blunt: farmed karma passes the bot, fails the human — mods spot the empty history instantly.
— [Rule-change] Many subs now weight account age and topical activity, not just total karma, neutralizing farm shortcuts.

Editor's pick: earn karma in the subs you'll market in — farmed karma is a number, not credibility.