So, keep in mind that by having the first vote free and worth double the paid votes does tilt things more towards democracy. That being said, I am inclined to see glory as a kind of proxy for past agreement and merit, and a rough way to approximate liquid democracy where you can proxy your vote to others or vote yourself.
In this alternative “market of ideas” the ideas win out because people who others trust to have good opinions are able to leverage that trust. Decisions over the merit of the given arguments are aggregated by vote. As long as the population is sufficiently diverse, this should result in an example of the Wisdom of Crowds phenomenon.
I don’t think it’ll dissolve into a mere flag waving contest, anymore than the existing Karma system on Reddit and Less Wrong does already.
So, keep in mind that by having the first vote free and worth double the paid votes does tilt things more towards democracy. That being said, I am inclined to see glory as a kind of proxy for past agreement and merit, and a rough way to approximate liquid democracy where you can proxy your vote to others or vote yourself.
In this alternative “market of ideas” the ideas win out because people who others trust to have good opinions are able to leverage that trust. Decisions over the merit of the given arguments are aggregated by vote. As long as the population is sufficiently diverse, this should result in an example of the Wisdom of Crowds phenomenon.
I don’t think it’ll dissolve into a mere flag waving contest, anymore than the existing Karma system on Reddit and Less Wrong does already.