Clarity comments on Open thread, Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Clarity 21 January 2016 06:05:20AM *  0 points [-]

Evidence for an inefficient market for karma for public goods like open threads on LessWrong. I assumed we would adapt to it after I attracted controversy for starting that open thread the other day. Maybe I've taboo'd non-MrMind's from doing instead and legitimised a kind of proprietary right to it to you!

Comment author: MrMind 21 January 2016 09:08:35AM *  2 points [-]

Yeah, but why it would be inefficient?
Entry cost is negligible and the need of open thread is very visible.
I would rather say that there's no market because there's no demand: nobody cares that much about gaining that karma. Or maybe it's not a high status activity.

Maybe I've taboo'd non-MrMind's from doing instead and legitimised a kind of proprietary right to it to you!

Perverse incentives are everywhere! ;)