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>>chwtut+(OP)
The underlying idea is admirable, but in practice this could create a market for high-reputation accounts that people buy or trade at a premium.

Once an account is already vouched, it will likely face far less scrutiny on future contributions — which could actually make it easier for bad actors to slip in malware or low-quality patches under the guise of trust.

>>freaky+Ix2
That's fine? I mean, this is how the world works in general. Your friend X recommends Y. If Y turns out to suck, you stop listening to recommendations from X. If Y happens to be spam or malware, maybe you unfriend X or revoke all of his/her endorsements.

It's not a perfect solution, but it is a solution that evolves towards a high-trust network because there is a traceable mechanism that excludes abusers.

>>stickf+BO2
That's true. And this is also actually how the global routing of internet works (BGP protocol).

My comment was just to highlight possible set of issues. Hardly any system is perfect. But it's important to understand where the flaws lie so we are more careful about how we go about using it.

The BGP for example, a system that makes entire internet work, also suffers from similar issues.