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42 sats \ 15 replies \ @Scroogey 29 Aug \ on: A bitcoin experiment bitcoin
Here's a funny idea for a strategy:
- wait for @j7hB75 to comment, then shortly after
- disconnect your wallet, get rid of all sats and CCs
- comment yourself
- since you're broke, an invoice shows up to pay the fee for the comment
- don't pay the invoice, close the prompt
- your comment now exists, but in unpaid state, invisible to others, with current created-at time right after @j7hB75 's
- crucially, the comment counter used by others' strategies will not increment
- wait almost 24 hours (if anyone else comments, go back to first step)
- a minute before @j7hB75 wins, go to your profile, find your unpaid post, click retry payment, and pay the invoice
- your comment, now paid for, will show up for everybody, with the original created-at time unchanged
- your comment will win shortly after
- everybody will be scratching their heads how they missed your comment for 24 hours
Does that really work?
I tried, look at #1092698 click on ... and details. The item keeps the original created-at time, but additionally gets a paid-at time. But the UI uses the paid-at to sort and display time. I think @ken would rule that this is the relevant time in this context.
Wow, how clever! What should I do?
Should I reward clever rule-bending? Or does this change the nature of the experiment?
I need to think about this... But I like how you think, @Scroogey!
Edit: Lol @ Gemini's analysis:
The Game Becomes a Cesspool of Confusion and Resentment
If this strategy becomes common, the social experiment will degrade into a frustrating experience for all involved:
For regular players: The game becomes impossible to win. They follow the rules as written, but a hidden, retroactive winner appears out of nowhere, making them feel foolish and cheated.
For players using the strategy: The game becomes an anxiety-ridden high-stakes race where you are blind to your competitors' moves. You're constantly checking your profile, paranoid that another hidden player is about to pull the rug out from under you.
For you, the host: The game's integrity is shattered. You are left to arbitrate disputes and explain a bizarre, meta-level of play that most participants don't even know exists. Your experiment, which was supposed to be simple and transparent, becomes opaque and confusing.
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Obviously I also agree.
Otherwise I wouldn't have published this, but instead executed it and claimed victory.
My goal in publishing it is to seek confirmation that it is wrong, so I don't have to defend against it myself (I think the only defense would be to blindly comment every 24 hours).
Wait, so comments that aren't paid not expire? @ek
I always wondered how the timing works on posts or comments that are delayed.
I suppose we do need clarification on which of these times counts as comment creation.
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