.@zeynep @barrywellman @nytimesworld I disagree. Facebook "friends" are not real friends. We are still at 6 degrees. Not 3.
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@NAChristakis@barrywellman Few people friend complete strangers. Friends+weak ties. They're friends enough in Milgram's experiment sense.2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes -
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@zeynep@barrywellman of so (and I'm not sure) then Facebook has just changed measurement, not reality.#still6degrees2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@NAChristakis@barrywellman Did anyone recently find 6? Big problem with FB study is the population. FB people are online, more connected.3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
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@zeynep yes@duncanjwatts found 6 degrees in email experiment a few years ago. Social reality has not changed because of Facebook2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes -
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@NAChristakis I keep in touch with friends I'd absolutely would not have without FB. This is like saying phones don't change connectivity.2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@zeynep fundamental reality of our social connections has not changed. Eg phones did not make us polygamous. Seehttp://humannaturelab.net/research/research-areas/#research1 …3 replies 2 retweets 7 likes -
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@NAChristakis@zeynep Dunbar shows online networks do not change group size. FB doesn't alter cognitive constraints http://goo.gl/G5kshH1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@AmarDhand@NAChristakis Cognitive constraints on feelings of being close are a different question. Again, "6" wasn't the number in 1643.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@AmarDhand@NAChristakis Unless the argument is that "6" represents an immutable number since the Pleistocene, why can't it change? It can.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@AmarDhand @NAChristakis Group composition, etc. dramatically change, as culture & social dynamics change. That affects network shape/size.
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