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Re:So, I went down the rabbit hole of buying GitHub Stars, s... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Friday June 02, 2023 @07:45AM (#36163868)
Maybe any game where the "proper" way to play involves dishonesty and sociopathic behavior isn't one we should be structuring society around, and therefore we really shouldn't be trying to play it in the first place.
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Re:So, I went down the rabbit hole of buying GitHub Stars, s... by MichaelZuo on Saturday June 03, 2023 @02:01PM (#36178926)
How would you check and enforce it to make sure?

Obviously some fraction of the population will lie about being honest and upright.

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Re:So, I went down the rabbit hole of buying GitHub Stars, s... by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Monday June 05, 2023 @07:19AM (#36194838)
We don't have to do that, just make sure that dishonest behavior is not the dominant strategy. In our society, we could start by ceasing to promote and reward such behavior constantly.
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Re:So, I went down the rabbit hole of buying GitHub Stars, s... by MichaelZuo on Monday June 05, 2023 @11:40AM (#36197891)
> We don't have to do that,...

Why not?

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