Damned good point and one I'd utterly omitted in my prior comment. Yes, of course, feedback channels also get overwhelmed by actors with ulterior and/or malicious motives. See recent HN discussions on fake reviews and Yelp abuse. Or even encouraging fraudulent credit card transactions with competing merchants.
A friend coined what I call "Woozle's Epistemic Paradox", paraphrasing slightly:
"As epistemic systems become used more widely or by influential groups, there is substantial power to be had by influencing the discussions that take place."
The general notion isn't original to her, though that formulation circa 2017 was my first encounter with it.
Damned good point and one I'd utterly omitted in my prior comment. Yes, of course, feedback channels also get overwhelmed by actors with ulterior and/or malicious motives. See recent HN discussions on fake reviews and Yelp abuse. Or even encouraging fraudulent credit card transactions with competing merchants.
A friend coined what I call "Woozle's Epistemic Paradox", paraphrasing slightly:
"As epistemic systems become used more widely or by influential groups, there is substantial power to be had by influencing the discussions that take place."
The general notion isn't original to her, though that formulation circa 2017 was my first encounter with it.
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