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"... One of the best ways to find interesting people to follow on Twitter is to look and see who other smart people are already following ..." There's could be
by bootload 16y ago
"... One of the best ways to find interesting people to follow on Twitter is to look and see who other smart people are already following ..."
There's could be a scientific explanation for this. It's been noted in fish, crustacean populations that behaviour is influenced by the predators. [0] Random choice appears to be non-optimal making decisions.
Following other HN twitter users might seen as a more optimal way to select ideas/technology worth exploring or avoiding "dangerous" time wasters.
[0] "Behavioural response of Crayfish to a fish predator", Stein, Magnuson ~ http://www.jstor.org/pss/1936188 http://www.jstor.org/pss/1936188
- jmillerinc 16y agoGosh, I had to upvote this just for the crustacean research citation alone.
- korch 16y agoI wish every reply was like this, thanks!
- bootload 16y agoThere has also a lot of studies looking at this problem in Fish & Birds ~ http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=mate%20choice%20copying&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=ws http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=mate%20choice%20copying&... But the most interesting is how Women hunt in packs ~ http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/201006/copying-others-when-choosing-mate http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolved-primate/201006/c... and more interesting how Men adapt to this.