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I had an idea similar to this one some time ago. I called it "moderation feeds".

the idea also pops up somewhat unexpectedly in Neal Stephenson's "Fall, or Dodge in Hell". (although we were thinking about it first :D)

What a strange book. It's like two or three totally unrelated books mashed together. I felt like I was having a nice classic sci-fi read, then all of a sudden it's wild and insane speculation about KKK-redux fundamentalists, and then back into normal sci-fi, only to be replaced by what was ultimately a pretty puerile fantasy novel. Really not sure how to feel about it. Could have been a lot better.

:D it sticks in your head though... between Seveneves using Matrix-style decentralised communication as an (amazing) plot device, and Fall suddenly pursuing subject reputation feeds as a (completely dead end) plot device, it does make you wonder about living in a simulation.

(And yes, the fantasy quest was a bit surprising, to say the least.)

The Informo folks also thought about something similar (though maybe not as flexible) a couple of years ago https://specs.informo.network/unstable/trust-management/

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