They don't necessarily get any additional power. "Sheriff" is just a way of sticking with the western motif.
The real rationale for why this works is that it coordinates turn taking and therefor sharing in the costs of punishing bad actors.
I like the idea that everyone has the power to downzap, instead of one person wielding the power.
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Everyone would still have the power to downzap. "Sheriff" would have about as much meaning as our cowboy hats.
The experimental literature indicates that this can be enough.
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Interesting. I guess it might be a feature worth trying?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @jgbtc 25 Jul
Yeah, I gotta agree. Sounds like an interesting experiment.
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