
Yesterday I was thinking of a forum setup that I would call Dunbar’s forum” where you could create invite only private forums each that had their own topic or theme but a maximum of 150 active users. Take the concept of Dunbar’s number and apply it to our online communities. Create small niche groups where people know each other and have a reputation. The side effect is the benefit of being a bot or paid influencer is small as your reach is limited. Being private in nature allows for moderation to be determined by the individual group. The internet is build on connections and does not need to be one big bucket of internet. Not everyone needs to see everything or be connected to everyone. It is the “web” that is important. The fact that information can travel between these nodes not that it is available everywhere at once all of the time.