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That's not trustless, though. It's just ... call it "distributed" trust. The communities in question have, in whatever way, earned (or at least been granted) yo
by rosser 9y ago
That's not trustless, though. It's just ... call it "distributed" trust. The communities in question have, in whatever way, earned (or at least been granted) your trust.
- dsfyu404ed 9y agoIt's all about knowing who you're getting your information from HN is probably ok for highly specific technical discussions. Everything else is just going to reflect the people who make up the community.
- astrobe_ 9y agoDepends. Some members are known to be experts (as in: you can see right on Github what they actually do) in some areas so they are quite good primary sources. Sometimes people argue and provide links to support their point of view. But often you have neither and then the voting system plays the role of the distributed trust you mentioned.