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by pohl 5561 days ago
Virtual social proof. An ePivot. Pre-selection DHV as a service. I love it.
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This is clearly the value here.. not the interaction itself, but the social status of having some hot babe liking all your status updates.
to the extent that after some time you may start believing in her existence. Human mind can do wonders ... to itself.
...and well beyond that extent. Social proof is a NOP sled for escalating sexual privileges in another mind, too.
wrt. self-escalating feedback cycle i liked this experiment

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-06-03-birds-testos...