A general rule of thumb for compelling ideas: a number of different people who look at it go, "that right there could be great."

· Bits and Bobs 12/16/24
  • A general rule of thumb for compelling ideas: a number of different people who look at it go, "that right there could be great."
    • The more people who have that reaction to start, and the more diverse their backgrounds, the more likely it is to be great.
    • Similar to the rule of thumb about what things will be viral from Fil Menczer at IU's Observatory on Social Media.
      • The best predictor of a post's virality is how unrelated the early resharers are in terms of their network overlap.
    • Community Notes on Twitter is also "ideas lots of people find helpful to start" which is the same idea.

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