Filesharer 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I have a friend who's a social machine. Everywhere we go I see him stop and chat with some new person. I joked to another friend that he probably knows about 35% of the young people in Dublin. That got me thinking. (I'm 21 by the way).Dublin has a population of around 1 million people. I reckon 200,000 are "young people", i.e. from about 16 to 30. I've decided that the average young person in Dublin knows about 1 percent of the other young people. That's 2,000 people, which may seem high, but think of how many people you are on first name basis with. Who would you say hello to on the street? I spend all my time on the internet, so I'm on the low side. I'd say I know about 1,000 people. So half a percent. My friend the machine I'd estimate knows about 5,000. What portion do you know? Link to post Share on other sites
tyfgine 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Exactly 1.618. I'm perfect. Link to post Share on other sites
kers2 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I know seven hundred and fifty-five brazillion percent of the universe Link to post Share on other sites
Yoda 1 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 What realllllly got you thinking this, Marijuana? Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I know about 7 people. Link to post Share on other sites
Filesharer 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Author Share Posted July 6, 2006 ****, this thread is crashing and burning. What realllllly got you thinking this, Marijuana? Nah, I'm bored Link to post Share on other sites
SweetDaddyFreak 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'll save itAround my area im always running into people i know. My (ex cheating ****ing whore) girlfriend always used to make jokes about how I knew everyone. Yeah im the man...im sweet Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 My area is the basement...and I know pretty much everyone that comes down here. Link to post Share on other sites
runthemover 39 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 do I count all the people I take pictures of and follow around? Link to post Share on other sites
76clubs 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I know 16 brazilion people. Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I know 16 brazilion people.I wish I did. Brazilian chicks are hot! Link to post Share on other sites
BobHope 6 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I've gotten to know the good people of the sixth circle very well. Tough crowd. But you'd be a tough crowd too if you were being boiled in blood. Link to post Share on other sites
DOG 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm perfect.You want to reconsider that statement? Link to post Share on other sites
Petoria 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 Exactly 1.618. I'm perfect.That's awesome, probably a bit esoteric for a poker forum, but I enjoyed it. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 That's awesome, probably a bit esoteric for a poker forum, but I enjoyed it.phi Link to post Share on other sites
Petoria 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 phiYou really felt the need to prove yourself to me? Fair enough. Link to post Share on other sites
76clubs 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 phiThank god for the da vinci code or else i would be sooooo lost right now.... Link to post Share on other sites
Actuary 3 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 heard something while back..like... in theory everyone is connected by two in-betweeners..You know XX knows YY knows The Other Personit likley assumes a certai number of people we each know and then assumes some over lap amoung our common aquaintences.obviously, this does not consider stuff, like..oh... the Pacific Ocean. Link to post Share on other sites
Petoria 0 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 heard something while back..like... in theory everyone is connected by two in-betweeners..You know XX knows YY knows The Other Personit likley assumes a certai number of people we each know and then assumes some over lap amoung our common aquaintences.obviously, this does not consider stuff, like..oh... the Pacific Ocean.I thought it was 6 degrees of seperation. Link to post Share on other sites
Actuary 3 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I thought it was 6 degrees of seperation.no, that's just for Kevin Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 no, that's just for KevinI'm pretty sure if you take the forum out of the equation.That you couldn't connect to me in 2 moves. Link to post Share on other sites
Actuary 3 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm pretty sure if you take the forum out of the equation.That you couldn't connect to me in 2 moves.perhaps..but that eliminates a lot of people!think of all the people you and me have ever known...1000 ^ 3 = 1,000,000,000 I"ve known a lot more than 1000 people.not that I could recall many of them.Subtract for a lot of overlaps.Age also has a lot to do with it.It's a theory, not based on real social tendencies, I"m sure, the overlap is underetimated.i'll go away. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted July 6, 2006 Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'm pretty sure if you take the forum out of the equation.That you couldn't connect to me in 2 moves.Daniel Negreanu Link to post Share on other sites
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