Mechanics and load
Partner retention and sorting
The process by which collaboration partners retain contact and reorganize into groups
Hypotheses on this target 1
Inhibition1
Activation
Function preservation
Remodelling
Load normalisation
Direct measurement
Inhibition1
Contact sorting may sustain private cultural adoption by lowering compatibility costs
Where this hypothesis actsCollaboration networks where private convention use has partner-dependent functionality
What is proposedInterrupt the influence of convention expression on partner retention and sorting
With whatChange of environment or regimen
HowBreak the expression-to-partner-sorting connection during acquisition; test degree-preserving partner swaps while preserving feed histories
Possible resultPossible changes in private convention adoption despite matched feed histories and contact budgets
2026-10-05