Easier to agree on what has helped than what has not

The core concept of Retroactive Public Goods Funding

• [/tkgshn/ It is easier to agree on what has helped than on what has not](https://scrapbox.io/tkgshn/ It is easier to agree on what has helped than on what has not).

This is because it is difficult for most people to estimate the value of "something that has not yet been made. - I need a fast horse.

• It is easier to create Social Impact and then claim to have created it and have it recognized.
• Easier to evaluate after results are achieved.
• Social Impact Bond

On trials that produce low probability returns

• If the expected return is set as the goal to be achieved, it is highly probable that it will not be achieved.

• This type of trial is evasive if the mechanism is designed in such a way that not achieving it would be disadvantageous.

  • Example: If you have a system where goals are set at the beginning of the term and pay is based on whether or not those goals are met, no one will make challenging plans.
    • Suppressed beyond expectations

• budget

This page is auto-translated from /nishio/何が役に立つかよりも、何が役に立ったかについて合意する方が簡単 using DeepL. If you looks something interesting but the auto-translated English is not good enough to understand it, feel free to let me know at @nishio_en. I'm very happy to spread my thought to non-Japanese readers.