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"Experimental Study of Inequality and Unpredictability in an Artificial Cultural Market", Salganik et al 2006: We investigated this paradox experimentally, by creating an artificial ‘‘music market’’ in which 14,341 participants downloaded previously unknown songs either with or without knowledge of previous participants’ choices. Increasing the strength of social influence increased both inequality and unpredictability of success. Success was also only partly determined by quality: The best songs rarely did poorly, and the worst rarely did well, but any other result was possible. "Web-Based Experiments for the Study of Collective Social Dynamics in Cultural Markets", Salganik & Watts 2009: Using a ‘‘multiple-worlds’’ experimental design, we are able to isolate the causal effect of an individual-level mechanism on collective social outcomes. We employ this design in a Web-based experiment in which 2,930 participants listened to, rated, and downloaded 48 songs by up-and-coming bands. Sur

x The best frequently don't rise to the top — LessWrong World Modeling Frontpage 48 The best frequently don't rise to the top by Biff Wiff 25th Mar 2021 5 min read 37 48 There are a variety of YouTube channels I've come across that seem like they don't get nearly enough views. The best example that comes to my mind right now is probably Massimo Bottura . Wikipedia does a good job of describing who he is: Massimo Bottura is an Italian restaurateur and the chef patron of Osteria Francescana, a three-Michelin-star restaurant based in Modena, Italy which has been listed in the top 5 at The World's

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