It can thus be compared to the value of a pizza delivery service offered to its customers.
Assuming one pot per person, a potluck with a set maximum number of guests could produce only a relatively small amount of total potential group satisfaction.
Metcalfe's Law does not account for service degradation due to a high number of users or bad actors who steal value from the network.
[2] The net present value V of any network j to any individual i is equal to the sum of the net present value of the benefit of all transactions less the net present value of the costs of all transactions on the network over any given period of time t, as shown in the following equation.
where: Beckstrom's Law gives an indication on community dynamics that affect the experience of the individual.