Yeah, so say grandma is trying to use the thing like normal, but someone convinced her to verify them in person and then proceeded to create the web of bots. All grandma has to do is cut that one verification off the tree and it would eliminate the bots that were connected to that bad contact. Reputation can be boosted or diminished based on the #of verifications from others in your tree, so in theory, the bad actors would be easier to spot because theyd be stuck in their own little tree and only able to verify via a human actor that would give them a verification.
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If I look at my LinkedIn today, I’d wager 20% bots. Twitter none as I stopped using it - likely similar.
I think a single verification weak link is best case, and dozens is more reality. My Nostr network reach is 20,000 (2nd degree) and my 2nd degree following is 7,000. Each of those have their own 10,000s of possible weak links.
For small networks like Scuba Divers Egypt, sure, it can work. For larger social networks it would seem unlikely to work - especially when it can happen over months or even years - computers have infinite patients.
It the root issue is still that I can be impacted so significantly by mis-steps from my trusted network. And the ability to climb a network trust is actually very trivial if it has incentives.
Think of a Google maps business that gives a small gift and asks for 5 stars for a special discount or photos of your activity. It can all be gamed - and trust ranks breached by manipulation. NPS is also easily manipulated by businesses when they have KPIs and bonuses tied to them.
If I look at my LinkedIn today, I’d wager 20% bots. Twitter none as I stopped using it - likely similar.
I think a single verification weak link is best case, and dozens is more reality. My Nostr network reach is 20,000 (2nd degree) and my 2nd degree following is 7,000. Each of those have their own 10,000s of possible weak links.
For small networks like Scuba Divers Egypt, sure, it can work. For larger social networks it would seem unlikely to work - especially when it can happen over months or even years - computers have infinite patients.
It the root issue is still that I can be impacted so significantly by mis-steps from my trusted network. And the ability to climb a network trust is actually very trivial if it has incentives.
Think of a Google maps business that gives a small gift and asks for 5 stars for a special discount or photos of your activity. It can all be gamed - and trust ranks breached by manipulation. NPS is also easily manipulated by businesses when they have KPIs and bonuses tied to them.
If I look at my LinkedIn today, I’d wager 20% bots. Twitter none as I stopped using it - likely similar.
I think a single verification weak link is best case, and dozens is more reality. My Nostr network reach is 20,000 (2nd degree) and my 2nd degree following is 7,000. Each of those have their own 10,000s of possible weak links.
For small networks like Scuba Divers Egypt, sure, it can work. For larger social networks it would seem unlikely to work - especially when it can happen over months or even years - computers have infinite patients.
It the root issue is still that I can be impacted so significantly by mis-steps from my trusted network. And the ability to climb a network trust is actually very trivial if it has incentives.
Think of a Google maps business that gives a small gift and asks for 5 stars for a special discount or photos of your activity. It can all be gamed - and trust ranks breached by manipulation. NPS is also easily manipulated by businesses when they have KPIs and bonuses tied to them.
