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consensus is a mid-19th century term whose etymology suggests feeling or sensing together. consensus mediated by knowledge institutions and experts supplants what Arendt called common sense.
L. M. Sacasas • From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities
Regardless of the exact structure, many agree that:
Kassen Qian • DAO Essentials: 6 Key Onboarding Practices
-How consensus is signalled
Saffron Huang • Turing-Complete Governance
consensus can close off a subject from inquiry,” which may be the most important point of all. The more useful a term is for marking my inclusion in a group, the less interested I will be in testing the validity of my use of that term against—well, against any kind of standard.
Alan Jacobs • How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds
A blockchain is maintained by a distributed network of parties (“miners” or “validators,” depending on the kind of chain). These parties produce blocks jointly via consensus. In simple terms, the parties vote on how to process a set of transactions—or in other words, how to construct the next block. The block with majority support is the one that i... See more
Jay Drain Jr • Web3 Starter Pack
users submit short responses to a prompt. But rather than amplifying or responding to one another's comments, they simply vote these up or down. These votes are then clustered to highlight patterns of common attitudes which form what one might call user perspectives.
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
Terms like “best effort” are both common in contracts and soft in nature. Who shall determine best effort? We will see the rise of “subjective oracles’’ to address this issue. People will be able to serve as judges via decentralized protocols, and will be paid for their input. They will build a reputation, which will impact their earnings and futur... See more
Collaborative Fund • The Future of Work
Societies require consensus to function. Yet consensus today seems increasingly impossible.
Renee DiResta • Invisible Rulers
Consensus doesn’t mean unanimous support. Often, it means decisions are passed with some people being like, “I disagree with this, but I’m okay with it passing.” That, I think, is really healthy because it doesn’t mean everyone agrees; it means everyone is okay with something moving on because there’s enough trust in the group.