# The Small World Network As the network grows, the nodes who demonstrate their capability to generate blocks reliably and honestly are incentivised to create a dense web of high-bandwidth connections to each other to ensure that they are able to both transmit and receive new transactions and block announcements in as close to real time as possible. This highly interconnected core at the centre of the network forms what is known as a 'small world network' and enables a level of hyper-awareness of the activities of other nodes. This collective awareness allows each node to show openly their intent regarding any particular transaction or block and is a major incentive in the development of the network's structure. Importantly, within this small world network, nodes manage each other, and their connections with each other. Only by building blocks by using proof-of-work to win the right to add them to the chain can nodes enforce the network rules and policies by which transactions are accepted. Despite a lack of central direction, this method of reaching consensus ensures that only the most honest and capable systems who will benefit from investments in connectivity from their peers. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://hub.bsvblockchain.org/higher-learning/bsv-academy/bsv-enterprise/technical-details/the-network/the-small-world-network.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.