Colin Gallagher
@colinsna.bsky.social
Disaster researcher specialising in Social Network Analysis. Mostly bushfires and mental health and social recovery. Melbourne, Australia.
My strong guess of where these numbers come...
“2 friends” is probably drawn from core discussion network from the US General Social Survey (“Who do you discuss personally important matters with?”)
“Demand for 15” seems a lot like Dunbar’s # for human’s cognitive capacity for 15 good friends.
“2 friends” is probably drawn from core discussion network from the US General Social Survey (“Who do you discuss personally important matters with?”)
“Demand for 15” seems a lot like Dunbar’s # for human’s cognitive capacity for 15 good friends.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 10, 2025 at 12:42 AM
My strong guess of where these numbers come...
“2 friends” is probably drawn from core discussion network from the US General Social Survey (“Who do you discuss personally important matters with?”)
“Demand for 15” seems a lot like Dunbar’s # for human’s cognitive capacity for 15 good friends.
“2 friends” is probably drawn from core discussion network from the US General Social Survey (“Who do you discuss personally important matters with?”)
“Demand for 15” seems a lot like Dunbar’s # for human’s cognitive capacity for 15 good friends.
