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Do you still trust that system when your friends-of-friends are the ones gaming the system? Given the inherent network effects of manipulating webs of trust, I wouldn't be surprised if everyone had at least one friend-of-a-friend they shouldn't necessarily trust.

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Given all the obvious bots and sketchy recruiters that try to connect with me on LinkedIn, who all appear to have at least one mutual connection, it probably won't work.

Do we have a similar issue on GH? I think the nature of the service and its target audience affect this problem in a big way. You can follow anyone on GH, but there's no mutual connection option at all. LI has following and mutual connections. LI also has a much wider audience.

How might a 'connection' look on GH? Will people freely connect, or will they appraise requests more closely?

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