at some point,adding one person would theoretically increases the network value by an amount equal to the whole world economy, and adding a few more people would make us all immeasurably rich. Clearly,this hasn't happened and is not likely to happen.So reed's Law cannot be correct, even though its core insight--that there is value in group formation--is true.And, to be fair, just as Metcalfe was aware of the limitations of his law, so was reed of his law's.