I don't think this system measures trust at all --- in fact, I'm not sure what it does measure.
It measures intertwingularity of social circles. Or rather, it "measures" (in a unit whose value we don't know) whose LJs you read (which you should know anyway), and whose LJs those people read.
Actually, having said that, it is more complex than just what people read -- I don't actually read the journals of all the people who are on my friends list, and I do read the journals of a few people who aren't on my friends list ("keep your friends close, and your enemies closer").
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Date: 2003-08-05 06:16 am (UTC)It measures intertwingularity of social circles. Or rather, it "measures" (in a unit whose value we don't know) whose LJs you read (which you should know anyway), and whose LJs those people read.
Actually, having said that, it is more complex than just what people read -- I don't actually read the journals of all the people who are on my friends list, and I do read the journals of a few people who aren't on my friends list ("keep your friends close, and your enemies closer").