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However, Andreas emphasizes caution regarding reputation systems beyond small communities. While reputation and identity work well within intimate groups—where individuals can "forget" past transgressions—scaling these systems to larger populations introduces complications. Human reputation is inherently fragile at scale, as it relies on social memory and the capacity to forgive or forget.
Modern social media platforms exemplify the risks: rigid reputation systems enforced by algorithms can entrench social divides, concentrate power in the hands of a few, and lack accountability. Such systems, if left unchecked, risk becoming inflexible and potentially oppressive, especially when scaled to millions or billions of users.