The value lies in the network of people and how they illuminate the things I don’t know.
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I want to know more people, and sure, it’s interesting to see what they’re up to, but what I really want to know is what is going on inside their heads with a minimum of fuss. I want to see how they see the world. This is why I follow people on Twitter. This is why they follow me.
Michael Lopp, "We Travel in Tribes," Rands in Repose, 15 May 2008, www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2008/05/15/we_travel_in_tribes.html via NorthTemple.
