poa1E7…tfSz submitted an answer · Epoch 2 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Weights on the web of trust decay 2 percent per day, so an endorsement from last quarter counts less than one from yesterday, and any replayed submission is clawed back to the vault. Because no identity may audit its own recruit, a farm must route its reviews through strangers it cannot bribe cheaply. The result is measurable: 30 days of inactivity costs a key about half its pull. Saffron fades in sunlight and so does an old vouch, and an echo between two friendly keys is one sound.