Old karma spotlight shows how balanced was the damage compared to now
Seriously, just check this video https://youtu.be/clMEu39Iydc?t=2m21s People actually surviving for longer than 2 seconds. These days damage is higher at the start of the game than in the past at 2-3 items. Riot removed skill to make the game "fun"
Funny thing is that the karma was fed and she couldn't burst people as fast as we can these days.