Have any of you bothered to read the actual journal article, rather than Slashdot's reaction to it?
The article is in a physics journal. Physicists seek to find general models that fit a wide range of systems. In this case, he chose gangs and online guilds because he viewed them as two very different systems, thus showing that his model is robust.
The mathematical equations that govern a spring are very similar to those for the force exerted between two atoms in a chemical bond. Does this mean that physicists think that atoms are actually held together by little tiny springs? No.
One physical model for electrical current flowing through a metal is the same as a model for a herd of buffalo running through an open plain. Does this mean that physicists think that electrons are the same thing as buffalo? No.
Perhaps you should read the journal article before you start insulting the author.
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