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164 sats \ 7 replies \ @k00b 23 Jul \ on: Punishment is a Public Good econ

This is fantastic and super clearly written. I enjoy this kind of thing a lot because it's everywhere and relevant, the concepts and classifications are simple, yet it's still overlooked because of its basicness.

121 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 23 Jul

Thanks. It's fun to write these kinds of posts, but they're more time consuming, so I can't do them very often...for now.

63 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 23 Jul

It so clearly explains the 1% rule we see with downzappers.

131 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 23 Jul

Yeah, many of the public goods experiments find that certain people really love doling out punishment. I guess the species needs a few of them, but doesn't "want" very many.

63 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 23 Jul

I wonder how much of that population overlaps with wikipedia editors. The proportions are consistent so it might be, in part at least, a public good producer impulse.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul

Stanford Prison experiment

63 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 24 Jul

Also - this kind of discussion, leading to experimentation in incentive systems - it's a very high value thing to do.

If, through these experiments, a system can be created or evolved that goes a long way towards solving some of these issues - what a incredible win!

134 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 24 Jul

I totally agree. Part of why I feel so at home here is that other people are similarly interested in this stuff and see why it's so important.