I’m deciding whether organization A is effective. I see some respectable people working there, so I assume they must think work at A is effective, so I update in favor of A being effective. But unbeknownst to me, those people don’t actually think work at A is effective, but they trade their impact certificates to other folks who do. I don’t know these other folks.
Based on the theory that it’s important to know who you’re trusting, this is bad.
I’m deciding whether organization A is effective. I see some respectable people working there, so I assume they must think work at A is effective, so I update in favor of A being effective. But unbeknownst to me, those people don’t actually think work at A is effective, but they trade their impact certificates to other folks who do. I don’t know these other folks.
Based on the theory that it’s important to know who you’re trusting, this is bad.