# Social proof

`kaal:entity:social-proof`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `social-proof`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

2 claims across 2 works, 2021 to 2021.

**2021**

- [3782198-003](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782198-003) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- The social media coordination function remains largely flawed and corruptible because the incentive design underlying social proof is suboptimal.
  > However, because the incentive design for social proof is suboptimal, the social media coordination function is still largely flawed and corruptible.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Contemporary Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782198
- [3808859-008](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3808859-008) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- The social media coordination function is still largely flawed because the incentive design underlying social proof is suboptimal; decentralized technology solutions can take over that coordination function and improve it.
  > Because the incentive design for social proof is suboptimal, the social media coordination function is still largely flawed. Decentralized technology solutions, however, can tap into the coordination function that was inaugurated by social media and improve it.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808859

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