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This was never an experiment. Where was the hypothesis? Where was the control? It was no more an experiment than me "experimenting" with Elbonian food is an experiment.

To write off somebody's lack of understanding of social mores because "we were all just ants" is disingenuous.

That said, this whole thing has actually been very interesting to watch from the outside, and there is little doubt Odie made it far more interesting (if not somewhat dishearening).




From a CNN article quoting Jonathan Stark:

"Jonathan's Card is an experiment in social sharing of physical goods using digital currency on mobile phones ...," he wrote on his site.




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