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tourmalinetaco • today at 12:31 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

The optimal amount is zero, but the realistic amount is non-zero.


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Aurornis • today at 4:31 AM

Zero fraud is non-optimal because the effort required to achieve it would make transacting impossible.

I suppose I should have spelled it out, given that so many people didn't get it.

It would be like declaring that the optimal number of vehicle deaths is zero, but then not realizing that the only way to achieve that is to make sure nobody can drive. When faced with the realities, everyone backs off and acknowledges that some risk is necessary

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