I don&#x27;t think the internet has quite figured out _prestige_. Twitter, BuzzFeed, Quora, Reddit, and even HN have certainly figured out popularity, network effects, and buzz, but I don&#x27;t think social networks can develop prestige, because there&#x27;s so much elasticity about your social network presence and where you spend your time.<p>Prestige is such an interesting phenomena, in that it&#x27;s a weird mix of purchasable brandname and non-purchasable exclusivity. I&#x27;m not even sure what the most prestigious website on the internet would be: wikipedia?