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The research says nothing about nepotism. They looked into facebook connections and found that people with higher "socioeconomic status" tended more often to be
by thegrim33 4y ago
The research says nothing about nepotism. They looked into facebook connections and found that people with higher "socioeconomic status" tended more often to be friends on facebook with other high socioeconomic people.
- mgh2 4y agoThe interpretation of the study presented in the article may be completely amiss or just a correlation vs. causation problem. Facebook started out in colleges - maybe college education provided to the poor via scholarships made them mingle with the rich, that is why you see the association? To see this and conclude nepotism as the cause is a bit stretched...