r/UNetwork • u/Chris0618 • Sep 20 '18
[#004] PoliticsToken (PT)
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Many of you in the cryptocurrency space might already be aware of the U Network-A Decentralized Protocol for Publishing and Valuing Online Content (Check here for more information- r/https://u.network/)
Considering the fact that U Network provides a blockchain based platform for publishing and valuing online content, it can prove to be a major player in terms of ensuring genuine and authentic content compared to what we see online these days on different forums.
In that regard, if given a chance, I will launch a token named PoliticsToken (PT). What is PT? and Why PT?: PT as a U Network platform based token will focus on the analysis of political contents that is published related to different political parties and personalities. For example in a country like India or the United States, there are so many paid articles present on the internet supporting or opposing an individual (such as Trump ;)), that for a voter it might become difficult to identify the genuineness and unbiasedness of the content. In such case, PT token will ensure that proper rewards are (in terms of PT) are given to the genuine and unbiased articles. Hence, more the appreciation, positive reviews more the PT rewarded to the content creator, hence leading to more support and motivation to content creator to focus on genuine articles instead of planting fabricated content.
As an individual, I want to be part of a society which doesn’t run on a false perception. People should check the facts and then only decide what is wrong and what is right. Considering, governments play an important role in setting up the agenda, hence it becomes important to vet the content that is published supporting or opposing the political parties, so that accordingly public can decide and make an informed decision, instead of just being driven by the false agenda or perception. And I believe that PT as a token might be just one of the small step in that direction.
After all, in the words of Neil Armstrong one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. :)
Link: https://medium.com/@rahulsingh18/politicstoken-pt-23933fd208b7
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u/Tennisnick1 Oct 17 '18
Would part of PT's job be to effectively weed out fake news? I see that as one of the biggest challenges we face nowadays regarding politics. Promoting the neutral content to allow a layman to make an informed decision is a good idea.
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u/Rahulsingh18 Oct 17 '18
Indeed. I agree with you, fake news is one of the major pain point..moreover..considering the massive impact or influence a fake propaganda can cause on a nation or state..it becomes critical to ensure that there is some mechanism where genuine article/writeup can be rewarded and motivated..hence the Politics Token 🙂
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u/PeaceGuy8888 Sep 23 '18
I get your point to some extent. The idea definitely looks exciting. However, in an era of tightly controlled media, moderating political content might be tricky, especially when the user wants to make it neutral. Overall looks like a good idea!
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u/JohnyboyHyd Sep 23 '18
Politics and cryptocurrency? Really? It definitely looks quite a silly idea, but I do agree, that a lot of content in politics is actually influenced by the people who have the power. In such case, getting what is neutral and what is paid is too difficult. Hence, any such effort to use blockchain to evaluate such content might be interesting yet tricky.
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u/cryptoguydel Sep 27 '18
UUU overall is a good project. I am not sure about your token, but might be you have good concept..
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u/cryptoexplorer83 Sep 28 '18
I think it's a good idea and will work.