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Sounds like a recipe for a "Cobra Effect"[1] where suddenly, credible bribes grow by 10x! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive https://en.wikip

Sounds like a recipe for a "Cobra Effect"[1] where suddenly, credible bribes grow by 10x! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive

legostormtroopr 5y ago
In the Cobra scenario, breeding a Cobra has no "cost" beyond the breeding of a Cobra. If you reported a fraudulent bribe, which was reported to the police there is a risk the briber and you both are arrested.
- Nextgrid 5y ago
  It's however trivial to manufacture "real" bribes - hell someone could build an automated spambot spamming bribes to everyone as an act of charity.
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  - lupire 5y ago
    That would fail the "credible" test for reward.
    - oauea 5y ago
      So now you expect everyone to engage with their bribers to determine credibility?
      - Nextgrid 5y ago
        In addition, how do you even determine credibility when even real attackers might renege and not deliver on their promise of a bribe?
spacemanmatt 5y ago
There's always the fable about the boss who declares that being even a few minutes late to work will cost employees the whole hour's pay, causing them to be reliably an hour late, all the time.
- raffraffraff 5y ago
  Works both ways. If you keep me in the office for a few extra minutes after quitting time I'm claiming an hour of overtime.