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"While we're at 23 people today (including me), I expect 100 people in our social scene living nearby in one year. (And one day, I expect 1000 people)." This s
by fl0ps 4y ago
"While we're at 23 people today (including me), I expect 100 people in our social scene living nearby in one year. (And one day, I expect 1000 people)."
This sounds like collecting casual "facebook friends" rather than making actual human connections, practical considerations of maintaining those friendships aside: "Individuals, he says, generally have up to five people in the closest layer. The next closest layer contains an additional 10, the one beyond that an extra 35, and the final group another 100. So cumulatively, the layers contain five, 15, 50, and 150 people." quoting an article referencing Dunbar's research (https://www.technologyreview.com/2016/04/29/160438/your-brain-limits-you-to-just-five-bffs/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2016/04/29/160438/your-brai... )