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   "text": "Automating exclusion of cheaters through smart contracts makes punishment credible and removes the infinite regress of traditional enforcement, where members would have to police those who failed to police those who failed to police cheaters.",
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   "text": "Punishment for nefarious conduct becomes credible when it is automated, and the value of a voting associate's reputation is directly related to how well punishment can be distributed in response to nefarious conduct.",
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