Made up 2 useful terms to think about:
LPNE: locally positive network effect (eg PayPal mafia)
GNNE: globally negative network effect (eg climate change)
To complete the obvious 2x2…
GPNE: Moore’s law, literacy, vaccines
LNNE: abusive family, dying small town
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Looking for a new LPNE to ride for the next decade or so. Current one’s run out of steam.
Also many GNNEs and LNNEs loom menacingly
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Helping people get in touch with their emotions and true wants & needs. Maximize GNH/GDP.
Happiness per unit of Productivity
Many try to meet non-material needs (belonging, contentment) with material Things (expensive signaling of success : gold watch, diamond rings, etc).
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So, could LPNEs be constructed to mitigate the worst effects of GNNEs and similarly for the GPNEs/LPNEs?


