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Web of Trust relies on personal endorsements. As it grows, trust clusters form where people mostly trust those who share their views. This creates closed circles and makes it tough for new or differing voices to get heard, turning the network into echo chambers rather than truly scaling.
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Emergent Behaviours 1y ago

Perhaps the “scale” would just be galaxy-like clusters among the empty expanse of social spaces…

But that’s not what we want cuz galaxies would be echo chambers.

Then how does an analogue / replacement for WoT scale properly?

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BohdanKhmelnytsky 1y ago

Definitely not by following millions of accounts and spammed hashtags. Read my original note 😉

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Emergent Behaviours 1y ago

Ok, it when I hear web of trust I also think who I trust to verify software update signatures.

If Elon’s account signs off on a Tesla app update (odd example) then I know it’s authentic.

I don’t think of web of trust as a “social network” primarily. Like, I wanna know who the REAL slim shady is.. so I’ll probably look to see who Dr Dre is following.