31 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 24 Jul \ parent \ on: Incentivizing Downzapping meta
They don't necessarily get any additional power. "Sheriff" is just a way of sticking with the western motif.
The real rationale for why this works is that it coordinates turn taking and therefor sharing in the costs of punishing bad actors.
reply
Everyone would still have the power to downzap. "Sheriff" would have about as much meaning as our cowboy hats.
The experimental literature indicates that this can be enough.