The Consumerium Exchange: Difference between revisions

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The purpose of The Consumerium Exchange is to provide a weighting or combined measurement for different opinions, which determines the default opinion shown to the [[consumer]] on each issue.  
The purpose of The Consumerium Exchange is to provide a weighting or combined measurement for different opinions, which determines the default opinion shown to the [[consumer]] on each issue.  


Each consumer can override the view of a given [[resource]], [[process]], [[company]], [[interest group]] or [[industry]] with her/his own [[preferences]] automatically or manually.  One important preference is the slider to set how much weight direct and indirect votes get. Enabling automatic exclusion of votes based on preferences should also be possible.
Each consumer can override the view of a given [[interest group]] with her/his own [[preferences]] automatically or manually.  One important preference is the slider to set how much weight direct and indirect votes get. Enabling automatic exclusion of votes based on preferences should also be possible.


===Distribution of power===
===Distribution of power===
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The dual voting (direct+indirect) system provides improved reliability and flexibility for The Consumerium Exchange at the same time. Due to the dual voting system the exchange is less susceptible to distortion. It is propably better left unknown how people value these different votes on each issue or in general because it provides the intrigue and safety of not-knowing  
The dual voting (direct+indirect) system provides improved reliability and flexibility for The Consumerium Exchange at the same time. Due to the dual voting system the exchange is less susceptible to distortion. It is propably better left unknown how people value these different votes on each issue or in general because it provides the intrigue and safety of not-knowing  


Counter measures against multivoting and vote buying should be meticulously evaluated.  One such measure is to simply [[bet]] on the integrity of a given item with a [[Consumerium Contract]].  Since it costs money to bet, the multivoting and vote buying gets expensive.  This is the only way known to work at present.  We are seeking alternatives.
Counter measures against multivoting and vote buying should be meticulously evaluated.  


===Social network weighting===
===Social network weighting===
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Such direct [[social network]] support would provide more strongly differentiated views on the issues if FOAF-aggregation is enabled in the preferences of the [[consumer]].
Such direct [[social network]] support would provide more strongly differentiated views on the issues if FOAF-aggregation is enabled in the preferences of the [[consumer]].


Of course the consumer has to decide on a few organisations (minimum being one) s/he chooses to trust the most and the value of other participants is then relative to what organisations are saying about each other.  It is not necessary to trust anyone completely - one might for instance trust [[Greenpeace]] the most but only to a "0.7" level.  All other organisations could then be trusted to some number proportional to them, but less than 0.7.
Of course the consumer has to decide on a few organisations (minimum being one) s/he chooses to trust the most and the value of other participants is then relative to what organisations are saying about each other.


One could ask well why not full campaigns on other campaigners?
One could ask well why not full campaigns on other campaigners?
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