A-List, Illuminati linked.
But the funny thing is, this sort of nuanced critique is quite hard to find amongst digital folks. The digerati who are most fascinated by social-network theory tend to be those who are -- whaddya know -- really hugely popular themselves. The pundits who continually obsess over the magic of social networks are the ones who have been enormously rewarded by them, which makes them, in a way, utterly unable to see the huge social problems that are created by network dynamics. Christ, it's like asking a bunch of popular cheerleaders to determine whether high school is pleasant, fun, and a socially egalitarian place. (It's also like asking the rich whether they think the marketplace is mostly fair and "rewards merit". What the hell else are they going to say?)
You know, if you weren't such a loser, you wouldn't be like so losing and all.
This is very smart. Go read the whole thing. Christ, I've been on Orkut like a week now and if anything, I know fewer people than I did when I started, if such a thing is possible. I do not join well, folks.