linkhyrule5 comments on Open thread, September 2-8, 2013 - Less Wrong

0 Post author: David_Gerard 02 September 2013 02:07PM

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Comment author: linkhyrule5 06 September 2013 01:34:52AM 3 points [-]

Pardon me, but - what is the trust boostrapping involved?

Comment author: gwern 06 September 2013 02:25:04AM 4 points [-]

Paypal allows clawbacks for months, hence it's difficult to sell for Paypal to anyone who is not already in the -otc web of trust; but by restricting sales to high-karma LWers, I am putting their reputation here at risk if they scam me, which enables me to sell to them. Hence, they can acquire bitcoins & get bootstrapped into the -otc web of trust based on LW.