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		yboris on Sept 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Los Angeles hid power plant methane leak for a yea... Why can't we have a government-funded system that pays out to any whistle-blower some proportional amount of money (proportional to the damages they prevent)? This would align the incentive system very quickly!

zzapplezz on Sept 23, 2020 [–]

For good actors. Brings to mind the Cobra Effect:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobra_effect

DoctorOetker on Sept 24, 2020 | [–]

How could the cobra effect get into play though?

some CEO arranges for some extremely damaging behavior, then tells on himself?

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