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Wed May 07 14:02:32 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> imposing costs for certain actions turns the WoT into something of a business, I'd favour that way to limit spam
Wed May 07 14:00:10 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> spamming changes could bloat the archive, it might be good to have a time limit or cost
Wed May 07 13:50:08 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> :D well here we don't quite agree, but yes it's a good debate to have
Wed May 07 13:49:51 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> HeySteve "certainly, the welfare state sucks. it incentivizes behaviour."
Wed May 07 13:49:37 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> certainly, the welfare state sucks. it incentivizes behaviour which is harmful to the society
Wed May 07 13:48:47 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> I understand, I am looking more for an economic reason why doing things that way leads to failure
Wed May 07 13:48:25 UTC 2014 <ThickAsThieves> HeySteve, you couldnt do it anyway
Wed May 07 13:48:10 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> thus the argument against central authority is less meaningful. there are rules individuals agree to abide by
Wed May 07 13:48:02 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> HeySteve the only reason i comment is because you seemed to want to know why i wouldn't use it.
Wed May 07 13:47:32 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> hmm well, in the context I propose incentivising certain behaviours and taxing others, there is no central authority doing it. there is the code which people are free to use
Wed May 07 13:45:36 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> well, there is a collective good. individuals function within social boundaries
Wed May 07 13:44:01 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> *if
Wed May 07 13:43:56 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> what is society agrees cigarettes are bad?
Wed May 07 13:43:07 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> like raising taxes on cigarettes
Wed May 07 13:42:56 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> it's about leading individuals to choices you consider to be in their best interest
Wed May 07 13:42:13 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> maybe the country is low on population growth for eg
Wed May 07 13:41:56 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> not in every case, no
Wed May 07 13:41:38 UTC 2014 <mircea_popescu> HeySteve do you see why incentivising people to marry is bad ?
Wed May 07 13:41:25 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> I agree it has great application to politics, yet I still don't see why incentivising people to join the WoT is bad
Wed May 07 13:40:37 UTC 2014 <HeySteve> <DinoSaw> not vote for them today, giving them free reign to break their promises and do wtf they like / get paid to do for the next X years