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>People incentivised by karma systems seem to create better information sources than when they’re incentivised by money. People are incentivized by karma to cr
by dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>People incentivised by karma systems seem to create better information sources than when they’re incentivised by money.
People are incentivized by karma to create popular advice. Sometimes this overlaps with good or better advice but not always.
Anyone who's got in depth knowledge of any particular field has probably seen this in action when that field comes up.
In my observation detail/nuance and ability to accurately handle non-typical situations tend to promptly go out the window when you try to start making advice on anything complex popular.
- Nasrudith 7y agoTo be fair I think detail and nuance aren't generally well transmitted period. Like the proverbial lie getting halfway around the world before the truth gets its shoes on. Say for a given chemical Y "Y is harmless." and "Y is responsible for all diseases in modern society!" are both way faster than "Y has a biological halflife of two weeks and is safe below certain thresholds. Spray it on crops but wash it off before consuming to avoid problems." regardless of the truth of any of the three statements.