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To: Sam Citron who wrote (100365)4/13/2000 3:40:00 PM
From: Bearded One  Read Replies (2) of 164684
 
Actually, you've given an example where network effects might be negative:
Harvard is a network and as a network its value increases rather than decreases with size, scale, and scope.

Suppose Harvard lowered its admissions standards and increased its enrollment by a factor of 50. As there are a limited number of powerful scions in the world, the average wealth and status of the undergraduate population would decrease. It would be harder, not easier, for an undergraduate to meet and befriend a rich or powerful undergraduate. Thus, the value of the network would decrease, not increase.
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