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I think anonymity is important for some kind of coordination problems (e.g. against an authoritarian government). A better solution is to have a nominal fee, ma
by programjames 2y ago
I think anonymity is important for some kind of coordination problems (e.g. against an authoritarian government). A better solution is to have a nominal fee, maybe $10/yr to be platformed, that way it's expensive to bot.
- bdangubic 2y agothis is solid but if I am China what is $400,000,000 to spend on 40,000,000 bots that now we think are real people…
- programjames 2y agoThat's about as much as United States Presidents spend on their campaigns, so it's actually quite a lot. Especially if it gets noticed and shut down.
- bdangubic 2y agoone candidate alone spent 4x that so it is not even close :)
- llamaimperative 2y agoYeah I think anonymity is important to have available. But I wish not every single social media platform was trivial to bot. (GP and I disagree on whether every platform should require it)
- programjames 2y agoWell, the issue with coordination is you need everyone already there to coordinate. If people are only using the network for illegitimate uses, then it will get shut down (think 4chan, Silk Road). Really, it's in the authoritarian government's best interest (not the people's) to make multiple platforms. Most people will choose the free one, so it's 10–100x cheaper to either bot the pay-for-anonymity platform or shut it down when they notice it formenting unrest.