32 sats \ 6 replies \ @Coinsreporter 24 Jul \ parent \ on: Punishment is a Public Good econ
What are your views about downzapping being used as a negative reinforcement to mould behaviours how we discuss here at SN?
We’ll get into that more in the follow up post, but it’s something to be concerned about.
The worst outcome would be over incentivizing downzapping and turning Stacker News into a full blown echo chamber.
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When you talk about incentivizing downzapping, do you realise that it will then be used much similar to zapping now! Some Stackers will even choose to downzap what they personally don't like. The echo chamber you talk about may lead us to a full blown war between zappers and downzappers.
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I hadn’t thought about that sort of escalation, but I know it’s very important to not screw up the incentives.
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Not trying to object to your views but incentivising punishment may lead to manipulation of rewards by some of us who would more often downzap in order to reward themselves!
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It's a balancing act to make punishment worth doing, without making it lucrative.
I think there are ways to limit the benefits of downzapping, to keep it from getting out of control.
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Yes, that's what I'm trying to hold. We need to be very careful while implementing any sort of punishment incentives.
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Downzapping should not impact leaderboard rankings at all.
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Downzapping shouldn't increase the trust score.
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Any downzapping to good content should have negative impact on a Stacker's trust value.
I mean that while implementing incentives for downzapping, it should be properly thought about any repercussions.
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