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> "Except there isn't really an alternative to Twitter" I'm curious, what's the problem with that?

• lukifer 6y ago
  Metcalfe's Law [0] dictates that the value of a network service scales exponentially with its number of nodes. This tilts the table in favor of winner-take-all ecosystems; moreover, in terms of both political soft power and cultural influence, this often creates a pressure for users to participate, not quite under duress, but let's say unenthusiastically, lest they be left out of the conversation. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metcalfe%27s_law
  • disconcision 6y ago
    (proportional to the square of the number of nodes, not exponentially)
  • deleted 6y ago
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