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teleology of social networks
Posted by dav at 2004 March 26 07:27 PM
File under: Thoughts
File under: Thoughts
Sean of cheesebikini and UC Berkeley posits three possible purposes for social networks that tickle my Howard-Bloom-readin' funny bone:
1. Assumed Purpose- Human social networks cultivate a rich meat, metal and asphalt topsoil along the Earth's surface that promotes the gestation of digital life. [...] 2. Assumed Purpose- Human social networks provide a food supply, a bloodstream, a nervous system and muscles needed by Earth's giant multinational corporations. [...] 3. Assumed Purpose- Human social networks constitute a habitable environment and a giant playground for memes.
Read on for more details: cheesebikini/208
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