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> This system is trivially vulnerable to sybil attacks. I can create 16 identities, each posting an opposing investment thesis on 8 securities. Good for you fo
by lutusp 12y ago
> This system is trivially vulnerable to sybil attacks.
I can create 16 identities, each posting an opposing investment thesis on 8 securities.
Good for you for knowing this! I have a writeup on this strategy here:
http://arachnoid.com/equities_myths/index.html#Miracle_Man http://arachnoid.com/equities_myths/index.html#Miracle_Man
I didn't know it had a name like "Sybil attack", although the name makes perfect sense once heard.
> Their 100% accuracy record has exactly zero predictive value.
Yes, as do most such predictions, a fact unknown to naive investors.
Thanks for your experiment -- enlightening.
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