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Good article, but I think maybe missed one important point. The internet is based, more than anything, on the idea of "combine all the networks". If there is
by rossdavidh 7y ago
Good article, but I think maybe missed one important point. The internet is based, more than anything, on the idea of "combine all the networks". If there is content in a network, it should be sent out to every other node in every other network that requests it.
Which can be awesome. But, I'm not convinced anymore that it is a good idea. That's a lot like a GOTO, that can go from any spot in the code to any other. Nearly any long-lived adaptive system, finds ways to section off, wall off, separate different parts, and restrict what can pass between them. If two neurons fire together, the connection between them strengthens, gradually, but we don't have all of our neurons wired to all of our other neurons, and I am thinking maybe that's not just because of the difficulties in doing so. Maybe even if you have the ability to connect all the nodes in a large network, you shouldn't.
It's called "viral" when something grows ultra-fast. We don't find the results of viruses to be good, usually. I think maybe viral content is often problematic...because it's viral.