A Network of Connections is a Valuable Resource

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The Importance of "Who You Know"

Here we have a society in which network resources have already converged. As you can see, the networks are clearly stratified. What we wish to demonstrate now is the importance of being connected to an elite network.

In order to do this, we will connect the third-to-last agent to the top tier network and disconnect the top agent entirely. Press "Go" to see this occur. To see how this affects information flow, go to the next slide.

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