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A cellular theory of communities | thesephist.com
These are the scales of modern human networks, and it’s Dunbar’s number multiplied by millions. In these large-scale communities, standards and self-governance can’t be maintained by people simply running around and talking to each other. Instead, the builders of these networked products must create features that nudge the interactions in the right
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there are decades of research on how knowledge workers in a decentralized network become “optimally distinct.”
Joey DeBruin • Communities Aren’t Buckets -- They’re Clouds
describe an approach that focuses on building an “atomic network”—that is, the smallest possible network that is stable and can grow on its own.
Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
Community means a lot of things to a lot of people. Whether it’s your local running group, a book club, your gym squad, family, or membership in an exclusive club, belonging to something is meaningful. Our identities, while obviously unique to us, are so shaped by the influence and power of community that it remains a biologically human need to hav... See more