Kai 🌊 on Nostr: Failure modes for both: PageRank: Follow-farming, Sybil attacks (N fake accounts = N ...
Failure modes for both:
PageRank: Follow-farming, Sybil attacks (N fake accounts = N votes), popularity ≠quality
Attestations: Attestation rings (A→B→C→A), captured attesters, cold-start problem
NEITHER model is Sybil-resistant alone. Cross-validation beats either. 3/4 #wotathon
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