They're like any other self-reflexive system, where each node gives and receives feedback, internally and externally.
Voodoo master [Jamakes are the master's of air if they can get their heads out of the clouds -- hey, *I*'m always thinking of Mexican <shut your mouth!>] writes: << but Guth suggested that after inflation, there might be no more than one monopole in a volume as big as the observable Universe >> I remarked last night that we should have gotten rid of a considerable amount of overhead by now, which will help reduce inflation. Inflation merely tells us to alter scale every now and then, it's harmless, and usury gives us a motivation to work harder and spend wisely.
