Show threadMatty RosesAug 1, 2023

The idea here is one of #quadraticwaiting, similar to one of #quadraticvoting - instead of just having a plain wait list, a #library can let people who have done things in the past bid for the right to be next based on what they've done.

However - and this is key - each renewal gets more and more expensive as the same person seeks to extend a loan. So monopolizing an item becomes impossible!

Simon BrookeJul 12, 2023

@Eceni as a self-confessed tech bro, I'm loving the idea of larping in decision making, and I think the #QuadraticVoting proposal is really interesting. But please, what value does #Blockchain add, to offset its disproportionate energy and consequently environmental cost?

Surely, we want to burn less carbon, not more?

https://pca.st/episode/69ae9284-64bd-4599-8da4-1ffa59fcedea

Voting our way to a fairer future: Contemplations on quadratic voting with Ruth Catlow - Accidental Gods

This is the part of the podcast where we talk about voting systems, specifically the quadratic voting on the blockchain that Ruth has made into an app that's in use in the Park.  Then we moved into her work with Government ministries and big corporations, bringing the aliveness and liveliness, and special insight of Live Action Role Play into politics and industry to help people see things from a wider context.  This is how we change the world: one new idea at a time... 

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Fred JendrzejewskiMar 4, 2023
Recently read through the awesome paper on #quadraticvoting by @vbuterin and co-authors. https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.06421 this took the discussion with @Byzzyy towards #tokenengeneering. Any suggestions on good courses there ?
A Flexible Design for Funding Public Goods

We propose a design for philanthropic or publicly-funded seeding to allow (near) optimal provision of a decentralized, self-organizing ecosystem of public goods. The concept extends ideas from Quadratic Voting to a funding mechanism for endogenous community formation. Individuals make public goods contributions to projects of value to them. The amount received by the project is (proportional to) the square of the sum of the square roots of contributions received. Under the "standard model" this yields first best public goods provision. Variations can limit the cost, help protect against collusion and aid coordination. We discuss applications to campaign finance, open source software ecosystems, news media finance and urban public projects. More broadly, we offer a resolution to the classic liberal-communitarian debate in political philosophy by providing neutral and non-authoritarian rules that nonetheless support collective organization.

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George MusserNov 27, 2022
Great review of #QuadraticVoting systems, which let voters express what they want *and* how much they want it. Each gets a certain number of points to allocate among, say, a set of issues. They can give more to their top picks, but that’ll leave them fewer for others. Each extra point brings diminishing returns (the “quadratic” part). So the system discourages extreme positions. https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2021/12/18/the-mathematical-method-that-could-offer-a-fairer-way-to-vote
The mathematical method that could offer a fairer way to vote

It allows you to give more support to your preferred outcome

The Economist
Show threadByzzyy ✅Nov 20, 2022

@fretchen It's a big topic, it's moving fast, and creative people are starting to use #web3 tech in many ways. It is interesting, for example, to experiment with voting modes to address the weaknesses of classical voting methods. See, for example, #quadraticVoting

https://www.economist.com/interactive/2021/12/18/quadratic-voting

Quadratic voting poll

A ten-question poll for our readers

The Economist
MadMaxNov 16, 2022
Now trying to understand #QuadraticVoting
While I somewhat understand it theoretically, I would love to read more examples of where it's been used. Please share links/resources?
blainehansenNov 11, 2022

Hey social.coop :) My #introduction is:
I'm really excited about #cooperatives and #democracy, especially better voting systems like #approvalvoting and #quadraticvoting.
I've been working on a short online book about #persistentdemocracy a concept for durable and flexible pseudo-direct democracy. I'd love feedback from such knowledgeable folks!
https://persistentdemocracy.org/

I'm excited to see if the recent mayhem in twitter can finally start tipping the balance away from big tech!

Persistent Democracy: a hopeful path for humanity

Persistent Democracy: a hopeful path for humanity

CoopossumMay 28, 2022

Alice interviews software engineer Paola and learns about women in tech, data ownership, and alternative voting systems.

https://medium.com/@coopossum/alice-in-betterverse-chapter-2-374d6b52a07c

#Fiction #WhatIf #Society #WomenInTech #DataOwnership #OpenSource #ConvictionVoting #QuadraticVoting

Alice in Betterverse — Chapter 2 | Medium

Alice interviews software engineer Paola and learns about women in tech, data ownership, and alternative voting systems.

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Doug WebbMar 10, 2022

Did anyone read 'Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society' by Posner and Weyl?

http://libgen.rs/search.php?req=radical+markets&lg_topic=libgen&open=0&view=simple&res=25&phrase=1&column=def

I just started, because I want to learn more about #quadraticVoting #QV

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Doug WebbJul 12, 2021

Would be amazing to have #QuadraticVoting integrated in code-forges (e.g. @codeberg, @gitea_blog_bot, github) so that people can indicate relative importance of issues **and be encouraged to review issues they've opened/voted upon**

This would be a big feature, but possibly an incredible feature, motivating the crowd to do its own triaging 🤔