kaal:claim:3808859-027

Meritocratic allocation of power in open source projects is often a fallacy, because rank can reflect timing and one-off contributions, deflation is not built into the perception of merit, and free riding on past reputation is therefore possible.

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In other words, deflation is not built into the perception of merit and free riding is possible.

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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021), IV.5 Level of Decentralization, p. 38
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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808859

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applies where rank is awarded on perceived merit and not periodically revisited

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failuresupport: arguedfailure: merit without deflationfamily: reputation-system-gamingreputationgovernance-design

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