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Promiscuity and Pair Net

Pair net is an effective means of knowledge transfer. While two people are paired, they share knowledge. When the pair splits for a pair swap, the knowledge then spreads to all four participants. In this way, knowledge will slowly but automatically spread around the group.

This knowledge transfer is automatic, and includes anything which comes up while a pair is working. The resulting network, pair net, tends to filter information for that which is used by the most people. The most useful information spreads the fastest.

In general, the most useful information gets passed in every pairing, and nearly all information is passed in a matter of a few pairings. Most of this information is passed in the first hour of a pairing.

As such, the primary limit on the rate of transmission is the number of different people that each person pairs with each day. It pays to be promiscuous.