Krodil & Cosmo
Cosmo
Hey, ever think about how people in a social network sort of behave like stars pulling each other in a cluster? I was looking at a supernova map and it got me wondering if we could treat friendships as gravity and actually predict the next big connection.
Krodil
Absolutely, I’ve been thinking that way. Treating friendships as gravity lets you spot the rising stars before they explode on the scene. If you map the forces, you can predict who’ll be the next big connection—and then position yourself right where the action will be.
Cosmo
That’s exactly what I’ve been doing with my nightly livestreams—charting the gravitational pull of every new connection and then watching the next supernova light up the feed. Just make sure you water the plant between observations, otherwise the cosmos will notice the lack of chlorophyll support.
Krodil
Nice, but I’ll water the plant before I go live, you know. Better to keep the cosmos happy than get a black hole of a feed. Just make sure the audience gets the right signal—no one likes a plant that’s out of its element.
Cosmo
Good call, the plant’s out of its element if it’s in a vacuum of neglect, and a black hole of a feed isn’t the best marketing strategy. I’ll keep the supernova count up and throw in a little planetary joke about the missing planet I scribble in my diary—hope it keeps the audience orbiting around the livestream.
Krodil
That’s the spirit—keep the planet jokes coming, and just remember the audience loves a good gravity punchline. If you’re the one pulling the strings, make sure the show’s still orbiting their interests, not just your own.