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Looks like the fundamental problem is that a substantial number of users are perfectly willing to sign up for providing fake likes, as long as they receive fake
by tpudlik 5y ago
Looks like the fundamental problem is that a substantial number of users are perfectly willing to sign up for providing fake likes, as long as they receive fake likes in return. A tragedy of the commons.
- rhacker 5y ago> tragedy of the commons Huh, I thought that was about shared resources getting ruined.
- bittercynic 5y agoThe shared resource is the validity of like counts.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoTo be fair, the validity of like counts and other similar engagement metrics being polluted is a good thing.
- canadianfella 5y agoWhy?
- splithalf 5y agoSort of the same thing isn’t it?
- hollerith 5y agoA tragedy of the commons and the "autoliker" problem described in the OP are both "coordination problems": people are worse off because they do coordinate with each other.
- truth_ 5y ago> tragedy of the commons No tragedy of scale is only limited to one socio-economic sect. There's a proverb in Bengali- "When the village burns, can the temple be safe?"