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Comment author: vi21maobk9vp 07 November 2012 06:26:55AM 0 points [-]

It is much more segmented popularity contest because who are the "right" people vaires.

Follower count is a global instantly updated popularity contest, which may be considered worse.

Comment author: [deleted] 07 November 2012 09:07:46AM 0 points [-]

Kate Evans earned a ton of followers quickly because her feed is really good (if occasionally opaque). Twitter is a segmented popularity contest, but the segments populated mostly by rationalists lend credence to the notion of a functional reputation market.