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There could be a grace period. For example, 24 hours after the bounty ends, no new criticisms can be posted on the bountied idea. That way, the bounty initiator has time to review pending criticisms.

#3468·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 11 months ago·​Original #3459·​CriticismArchived

and others

If others can still participate during that time, it’s not really a grace period.

#3463·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 11 months ago·​Original #3462·​CriticismArchived

Then all pending criticisms automatically receive equal payouts.

#3461·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

This idea introduces additional complexity and edge cases. For example, what happens if authorization fails? Need something simpler for an MVP version of this feature.

#3458·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

While this idea sounded promising at first, I now realize it just moves the deadline problem one level underneath the bountied idea.

#3457·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

Would still be a hassle for users to track refunds.

#3454·​Dennis HackethalOP revised 11 months ago·​Original #3453·​CriticismArchived

There could still be a button to report abuse. People found to abuse deadlines could become ineligible for payouts and excluded from participating in future bounties.

#3452·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

Although there’s a risk for abuse, that’s a feature: it will lead to lively discussions among critics.

#3451·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

What incentive would others have to submit arbitrary criticisms? They’re not the ones paying.

#3447·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

Card authorizations will necessarily have a deadline.

#3446·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

There is a counter-incentive to be the first to submit a criticism since subsequent criticisms run the risk of being duplicates, and being criticized as such.

#3441·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

I believe Veritula would lose money on refunds.

#3439·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

That seems like a tough sell. Users might not be willing to spend money without knowing whether anyone will submit any criticisms.

#3437·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

Maybe, but what if re-authorization fails? Then nobody gets paid.

#3435·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

The bounty initiator’s card will have to be authorized when starting the bounty. Card authorizations presumably have a deadline, so resetting the deadline won’t be an option.

#3431·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​Criticism Battle-tested · 4Archived

Yes, people could just start bounties on criticisms.

#3420·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​Archived

I think of it in terms of error correction: all fields where progress is possible allow us to identify and correct errors.

Empirical fields use facts. In empirical fields, error identification involves finding a discrepancy between theories and observation.

I’d consider aesthetics and economics at least partly empirical since you can make testable predictions. You can test an economic policy, for example, and see whether its predictions match (correspond to) outcomes. In music, things can sound unpleasant.

#3418·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago

Fixed as of bd7c1b6.

#3416·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

Done, see #3413.

#3414·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago·​CriticismArchived

I don’t know anyone on Veritula. Can I still join?

Yes! Start by chiming in on one of the existing discussions or creating a new discussion. People will likely contribute.

If you have a topic you’d rather discuss in private, with a select few, make your discussion private. No one except the people you invite and admins will see it.

You can even have productive discussions by yourself. Not sure what to make for dinner? Want to move but not sure where? Start a discussion, submit some ideas, criticisms, and counter-criticisms, and see which ideas remain without any pending criticisms.

You’ll gain clarity to make rational decisions.

#3413·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago

Sorry for the late reply. I don’t know. I don’t think the aim of math is correspondence to physical facts like in science. But maybe it’s correspondence to mathematical facts.

#3405·​Dennis HackethalOP, 11 months ago

Since this criticism (having to pay federal income tax) is true of any US state, I wouldn’t hold it against Nevada specifically unless you wish to rule out the US as a whole.

#3404·​Dennis Hackethal, 11 months ago·​Criticism

What’s wrong with fluoride?

#3403·​Dennis Hackethal, 11 months ago·​Criticism

I’ve heard good things about New Hampshire in this regard. I think they have no compulsory schooling.

#3402·​Dennis Hackethal, 11 months ago

… I am for eating food that grows without human intervention.

I don’t think that’s possible unless you go deep into a forest somewhere and eat some wild berries you find (which is dangerous anyway). You’d die trying.

GMOs are a marvel of food engineering. But ‘GMO’ as a concept isn’t coherent anyway since people have been genetically modifying foods through selective breeding for millennia. There’s virtually no food that isn’t genetically modified. That’s a good thing. For example, ‘natural’ bananas are a pain in the ass because they have seeds you need to remove before eating. Those bananas are also tiny. https://youtu.be/VRbITN4qlRs?t=121

You seem to think that whatever’s ‘natural’ is good. That’s not the case. I think you’d do well to avoid organic foods and specifically seek out GMO foods:

#3401·​Dennis Hackethal, 11 months ago·​Criticism