Starting with the premise that people might vote blue if they think all their friends are voting blue, this article posits that friend networks can be gerrymandered in order to produce that effect even when the majority of people in the network would vote orange, potentially changing the outcome of the vote. While the most obvious applications are in an election, probably the more long term effect (and harm) is caused in the area of social beliefs, product preference, and cultural norms.
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