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If we can't make machines reach a consensus, what hope is there for human beings?

• bregma 6y ago
  Nine out of ten scientists ardently believe reaching consensus is harder than it looks. The remainder are unpersuaded and firmly believe that reaching consensus is easy.
• carapace 6y ago
  From the title I thought this might be about "Consensus decision-making" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus_decision-making (I suspect it's the most efficient form of government, FWIW.)
• hinkley 6y ago
  One of the things about Raft that bugs me is that it appears that the nominee counts the votes. And the leader is the only machine that approves transactions. If our favorite protocol is susceptible to first coups and then despots, then we have a long long way to go to model humans.