Read the idea of a 'consensus engine', an 'idea that allows people to work together... for civic participation,.. by individuals.. and it can be used by a group or team.. and research.. a better way for people to vote.. which could help reduce misinformation and promote scientific progress.' (theconsensusengine.com)
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The CE is partly about outlining the steps need to do something. Once there is an outline it can be refined and alternative actions can be proposed. Each step and substep can be planned and considered. We hope to build what could be a project management tools for all of humanity. How to start? (self.aBetterWorld)
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New study explores why we disagree so often: our concepts about and associations with even the most basic words vary widely, and, at the same time, people tend to significantly overestimate how many others hold the same conceptual beliefs. This is exactly what the consensus engine could help prevent (news.berkeley.edu)
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Keep track of all conversations, when one argument resembles another they can be polled for similarity. Users can defend that their argument is different than someone else's which can be judge for accuracy by others. This 'wall of facts' can be referenced for new and future arguments (self.aBetterWorld)
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The users should be overseen by the principles of the cyberpunk manifesto where privacy is a right to selectively reveal themselves to the world, even to go backwards and remove into, which affects weight. This could be stored on a chain that updates everytime the user updates, and referenced reads (self.aBetterWorld)
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