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Does anyone know of research about cake fines? 🍰

Cake fines are a light-hearted social sanction groups use for minor violations, such as being late. The person then needs to make/buy a cake and bring it the next day.

I experienced it while at a research lab. Seems to be popular in the british emergency services too per https://cakeoffencesact.uk/

"Graduated sanctions" is 'Ostrom's 5th principle', but seems to get little attention.

#cakeFine #sanctions #commons

Frank Podmore 🌹✊ 2 Jahre her •

Happens in Hot Fuzz: Danny (Nick Frost's character) is arrested for drink driving his punishment is... to bring in a cake

Doug Webb 2 Jahre her •

thanks! That is pretty much the only other reference I can find.

Wanted to write a wikipedia article about it, but I don't think there's enough sources.

Doug Webb 2 Jahre her •

I can't find anything published about this... open-goal for a social scientist 👀

Dante Scanline 🏴:bop_cat: 2 Jahre her •

i bet theres a "make the teas" kind of think in england somewhere. though thats far less even than a cake

Doug Webb 2 Jahre her •

cake is specific! I'd be precisely interested to see some explorative research, because it has adoption.

The fact it is _not_ money is interesting. The hassle of making/getting + transporting cake is more even between people than a cash fine, which richer members would have an easier time of paying.

Tijms 2 Jahre her •

I recall this from the lab, too. Break too many vials, get the group a cake. It's the eating together that turns it into a social fee, spotlighting your failure/transgression. And for the others it's celebration. Can't say I liked the tradition, but certainly interesting as a normative phenomenon.

Doug Webb 2 Jahre her •

the other example that comes to mind is being late for judo class and having to do 20 press-ups as soon as you got on the mat while others watched.

It was uncomfortable, made me want to be on time next time, but as soon as I did the press-ups there was a sense of relief that there could be no lingering resentment.

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