A system and method of adaptive fuzzy networks is disclosed. Fuzzy networks comprise a network of computer-based objects and relationships among the objects, where the relationships may be by degree. The adaptive fuzzy network system provides functions for user interactions with the fuzzy network, including functions to modify the fuzzy network and to provide security and privacy controls. The adaptive fuzzy network system also provides functions to generate recommendations based, at least in part, on usage behaviors associated with the fuzzy network. Usage metrics associated the fuzzy network and its subsets are generated by the adaptive fuzzy network system, including metrics associated with people derivatively based on objects with which they are associated.