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True Social

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Definition

JPEG applies prediction‑market mechanics to the social web.
Each photo becomes a small market where people can express belief in what they find meaningful, funny, or culturally relevant — through economic action, not just reaction.
“I believe this deserves attention.”

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Core Concept

  • Traditional social media uses algorithms to decide what trends.
  • Visibility is based on engagement metrics like likes and shares.
  • JPEG replaces that with a market‑driven system:
    • Collecting a photo = making a prediction.
    • Collective decisions, not code, determine what rises to the top.
In JPEG, the market is the sorting mechanism.
The market is the algorithm

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Why It Matters

  • Connects cultural attention and economic value in a transparent framework.
  • Turns passive scrolling into active curation and decision‑making.
  • Rewards conviction, taste, and creativity within a fair system.