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> That is a very euro-centric, post-modernist way of thinking. You're right, even the way I defined "social" is too limited. But that irony only helps my poin
by pak 15y ago
> That is a very euro-centric, post-modernist way of thinking.
You're right, even the way I defined "social" is too limited. But that irony only helps my point. You cannot define social, but this is precisely what the "social graph" is attempting to do. As soon as you create a definition, people react to it and oftentimes rebel against it. And then you are right back to the drawing board.
- __alexs 15y agoI agree with you but that doesn't make the creation of social graphs a waste of time right? It just means the market has a lot of niches for different types of graph that each provide limited and specific value. It's not about creating perfect Platonic models. It's about making cool things that people find useful. If you are trying to design a system that scaled to every single possible interaction from scratch then you've already failed, you can't compete with reality at that one.