Tacit Collusion

I just learned about a new concept.
I always understood how it works, but now I got a name for it.

Tacit Collusion on Wikipedia

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Tacit Collusion

George Carlin comes close to explaining it here (40 second clip):

I'd say:

You don't need an explicit agreement,
you don't need secret meetings,
...it's when interests converge...

Tacit Collusion on Hive

Best example I can give for Hive:

Vote for vote. (v4v)

You don't need to explicitly come to an agreement.
You don't have to have a meeting.
...it's when you vote for someone, and they vote you back...
...eventually, you will come to a silent agreement...
...or rather: you keep voting for someone, but they never vote you back; you will be less likely to vote for them, over someone, who votes your posts, too.

If you don't join a 'vote circle', you will generate fewer rewards, than someone who does.
Over time, you'll lose the race to more HP; People who v4v will rise to the top.
I know how to prevent (or at least contain) this on Hive, by changing the code back.
but that's for:

Future Reference

Been

* over this for years now.
Had an epiphany right before I fell asleep last night.

*_{'Let him cook' is my favorite expression of 2023, thanks @ primeagen, hope I am using it right.}