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RE: Respectful Dialogue
I don't think you considered the situation of bidbots/self-voting since you seem to think that it can be fixed through code changes. Yes, maybe with tools that empower everyone we can address those issues, yet by making the tools it's no guarantee that they in turn won't be abused. In the real world, a weapon can be used for profit regardless if the profit was from Self Defense or Robbery. So on here, abusing something is never going to be fixed by code, as those that are entrusted to Protect in the real world can use their authority, power, and tools to destroy, regardless of the immemorial laws which exist.
Yes, but you can build a system in which manual curation is more profitable than any form of automation. I'm not saying it would be easy, it would be extremely difficult. But I believe it is possible, though it might require absolute identity verification like some sort of DNA-computer interfacing which is obviously not available to the general public. I also think it would require a hybrid linear/superlinear rewards algorithm. You are correct that any tool can be abused, and it's a developer's job to forsee as many possible avenues of abuse and prevent against them. No system will ever be perfectly resistant to manipulation because humans will always find new ways to be devious.
So until this almost impossible thing happens we can't blame people for abusing the system, correct?
What's your view? I've never heard of blame being productive for much of anything, but I'm open to hearing your perspective on the situation.
Blame is the other side of the coin from justify. You cannot have one without the other, so is shame to honor and condemnation to commend, and while it will be nice if we hadn't the need for those words in our world, as it stands there's plenty of times when things aren't justifiable, or honorable or commendable, and I'm one to call it as I see it.
Blame gives people a chance to correct themselves and if you don't extend that chance how or why should they change? It's not as if failure isn't the best opportunity to learn, and blame is simply pointing at a failure.