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Offline Xyooj96

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Six Degrees of Separation
« on: December 04, 2011, 07:10:56 AM »

the average connectedness of any two persons on earth is six, or you and i are related on average within 6 other persons.



fascinating concept :)



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2011, 07:42:51 AM »
Quote from: Xyooj96 on December 04, 2011, 07:10:56 AM
 the average connectedness of any two persons on earth is six, or you and i are related on average within 6 other persons.


The first part of your statement is true, but the second part of it is false. The concept is that you are are six introductions or less from everyone on this planet, not necessarily related. 

However, a new study suggests that it is 4.74 degrees of separation, thanks to facebook.  :D



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2011, 07:46:21 AM »
Quote from: foromosa on December 04, 2011, 07:42:51 AM
The first part of your statement is true, but the second part of it is false. The concept is that you are are six introductions or less from everyone on this planet, not necessarily related. 

However, a new study suggests that it is 4.74 degrees of separation, thanks to facebook.  :D


if you're hmong also, i was thinking about you and i :)




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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2011, 07:50:08 AM »
Quote from: Xyooj96 on December 04, 2011, 07:46:21 AM

if you're hmong also, i was thinking about you and i :)



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2011, 08:05:31 AM »
Quote from: foromosa on December 04, 2011, 07:50:08 AM
;)

the probability of us being closer than 6 degrees would be very high :)

i wonder if any pher would do a scientific investigation on how we hmong could be related :)



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2011, 06:51:54 PM »
Quote from: foromosa on December 04, 2011, 07:42:51 AM

However, a new study suggests that it is 4.74 degrees of separation, thanks to facebook.  :D

Can you link that?

Cool stuff.



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2011, 07:56:38 PM »
Average? What's the mini-max?

Quote from: Xyooj96 on December 04, 2011, 07:10:56 AM
 the average connectedness of any two persons on earth is six, or you and i are related on average within 6 other persons.



fascinating concept :)



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2011, 07:57:11 PM »
Quote from: Insignia on December 04, 2011, 07:56:25 PM
Thanks to Facebook eh?

I hope they aren't taking Facebook data, you know why?

Because I have random friends who add me as their family members even if they're black.

True. Someone said I used to work at a bar with them, when that's not true! :2funny: :2funny:



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2011, 11:27:32 PM »
Quote from: 8v10un30sun on December 04, 2011, 06:51:54 PM
Can you link that?

Cool stuff.

Sorry. Read it on Yahoo a few weeks ago. Gotta search for it.



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2011, 11:55:02 PM »
 O0

Thanks.



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2011, 11:58:01 PM »
Was it Gardner or Gladwell that said there are those people who enjoy connecting (traditionally extrovert) who make massive connections?  I think Gladwell in his book right?  I think facebook brings a lot of those people together.  I'm not a connector type of people...The way I'm wired in my head doesn't allow me to behave in such a way.  I can mimic it but it takes a huge strain on me because I'm acting outside the norm.



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2011, 02:43:31 PM »
Quote from: foromosa on December 04, 2011, 11:29:02 PM
Six Degrees of Separation Now Five, Thanks To Facebook

http://news.yahoo.com/six-degrees-separation-now-five-thanks-facebook-192015412.html


Facebook probably got the wrong answer.  Some people just add people randomly and they remain strangers.



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2011, 01:04:48 AM »
Quote from: tetrapod on December 06, 2011, 02:43:31 PM
Facebook probably got the wrong answer.  Some people just add people randomly and they remain strangers.


don't you get to know people on your fb too?
why add them if you don't know them or want to know them?  ::)



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Re: Six Degrees of Separation
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2011, 01:37:04 AM »
Quote from: tetrapod on December 06, 2011, 02:43:31 PM
Facebook probably got the wrong answer.  Some people just add people randomly and they remain strangers.


It was not facebook that did the study. However, some people do agree with you in that the relationship dynamics on facebook  are not neccesarily the same as in real life. The article touched on that if I recall correctly.



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