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> old mutual friend Just someone we played sports with. He didn't live in our city, moved away in his youth, and we had zero friends in common on facebook. Ha
by soperj 4y ago
> old mutual friend
Just someone we played sports with. He didn't live in our city, moved away in his youth, and we had zero friends in common on facebook. Haven't seen him suggested as a friend since he disappeared as a suggestion a couple of weeks after that.
- godelski 4y agoI think you've missed the important information I was trying to convey. What sparked the conversation about that friend? Did your other friend say "Hey, I ran into so and so recently"? If so, then that's more than enough information for FB to make that connection (FB sees that these two people were in close proximity, through GPS, and stayed near one another for an extended period of time. Meaning they probably were talking). But that's not the possible path to the suggestion. There is also the psychological aspect of we recognizing hits more than misses (in this case. Often it is the reverse but context matters).