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Whether it is or isn't as unevenly distributed, popularity is! Popularity is a scale free network in fact. Simply check your Facebook friends (or that of your a
by mettamage 7y ago
Whether it is or isn't as unevenly distributed, popularity is! Popularity is a scale free network in fact. Simply check your Facebook friends (or that of your aunt if you don't have FB) and you're quite likely to see a couple of outliers.
I thought about this quite deeply and researched it a bit during my graph theory & complex network classes. Whether it is routers redirecting traffic or popularity, it is all scale free (ok not everything is, but a lot of things are).
- nailer 7y agoGood point & totally agreed about popularity. People may want to see a TV show because someone popular is acting in it (using the Black Mirror example, Miley Cyrus was in an episode of the last season). I guess the question is: what value is popularity? If Miley Cyruses increase in cost doesn't warrant the increase in revenue, then it's not worth it. If it does then it is. It sounds like the market is re-calibrating a little.