My point in bringing this up was to note that there are a number of signals that currently don't get captured by SN's money is the moderator system. If money is the moderator truly isn't working, might it not be because of this?
I've fallen pretty hard for thinking about SN as a market because I think it is true that no one knows what the front page of SN should look like. The problem of what the feed should look like feels like a classic example of something that only a market can solve well.
When I look around at the world, things that distort markets seem to be the source of so much trouble -- why would it make sense to add things that distort the market for visibility on SN?
I admit I am susceptible to prioritizing theory over reality. Sometimes people need to say, "Scoresby! That isn't how the world works! Stop it!"
My point in bringing this up was to note that there are a number of signals that currently don't get captured by SN's money is the moderator system. If money is the moderator truly isn't working, might it not be because of this?
I've fallen pretty hard for thinking about SN as a market because I think it is true that no one knows what the front page of SN should look like. The problem of what the feed should look like feels like a classic example of something that only a market can solve well.
When I look around at the world, things that distort markets seem to be the source of so much trouble -- why would it make sense to add things that distort the market for visibility on SN?
I admit I am susceptible to prioritizing theory over reality. Sometimes people need to say, "Scoresby! That isn't how the world works! Stop it!"