The Master messaged nubi, out of the blue. After doing their typical exchange of links to Digg, he asked nubi a question: "Nubi, who are your most valuable friends on Digg?"
"Well, you are probably my most valuable friend, Master."
"Yet I am not a friend of yours on Digg."
"But you are a Digger, and a friend, and you Digg my stuff!"
"Exactly. This should lead you to the answer."
Nubi pondered a moment. "Perhaps that means the most valuable friends I have on Digg are not really friends on Digg at all... but why would that be, Master? If they're not a friend of mine on Digg, others don't associate us."
"It seems like you think of that as a disadvantage, nubi."
"Well, yes. Wouldn't it be easier, for me, if people knew we were friends?"
"No. Not by any means."
Nubi was shocked at recieving such a direct answer. "Is that truly so?"
"Truly. Many users despise the successful users, as they do not understand how to be successful, and so view repeated success as some sort of conspiracy."
"So, my most valued friends are people who aren't on my friends list at all?"
"That is indeed the way of Digg."
At this, nubi was enlightened.
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You hit the nail on the head, Master!
ReplyDeleteFrom what I'm learning from you, I'm pretty sure that everything I had ever suspected about Digg is exactly wrong.
ReplyDeleteIf you stop posting guidance, I should probably start doing things the direct opposite of what I think would be best.
I would even go so far as to say that if someone in your digg friend's list adds you in IM, you should then proceed to remove each other from your friend's list on digg.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else agree?
-EDP aka Shinythings
@EDP: I agree, generally. As long as you actually keep in touch on IM, that is.
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