Do you believe in six degree of separation?

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For those of you who don't know what SDOS is its a theory that everybody on earth knows each other through friends or acquaintances. For example I know Bob, Bob knows the mail man, mail man knows Kim kardashian. Therefore I know Bob connections with a simple association with Bob.

I believed that one simple person can connect you to millions of people. Do you believe to? If so explain your reasoning's to whether if you agree/disagree.

P.S. I know you all muahahaha!!

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    Only if you know Kevin Bacon.

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    • ChocolatePrincess
      9 years ago

      I love me some Mr.Bacon.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    Yeah. It makes sence. If I were to include everyone I know including people on the internet and people I havent seen in years, I probably know about 3,000 people. To the 6th power you will know 72900000000000000000 people if everyone were to know that many people without them overlapping. Now obviously they will overlap. On average most people know 100 people well enough that they play an important role in their lives. Even 100 to the sixth power is a trillion. That is still about 15 times the world population, but when you take into account the overlaps, the 6th degree rule comes out just about right.

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    • green_boogers
      9 years ago

      At last, somebody does the math. The 6th power of 44 = 7,256,313,856 which is close to the world population. Most people know 44 people. But, I don't think there's enough overlap to get from me to everyone in mainland China. I would guess 6 degrees of separation gets 90% of people to 90% of the world's population.

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      • [Old Memory]
        9 years ago

        You only need to get to one person there to get to everyone. The overlap isn't as much of a big deal because most people know way more than 44 people. I know people in China so if you count people you know of online you have already started to spread there through 2 people.

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        • green_boogers
          9 years ago

          Cool.

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  • slings_and_arrows
    9 years ago

    Google search tells me the idea came about in 1929, but we are so connected now via the internet with chatrooms, forums, dating sites, etc. so it seems more likely know, don't know about in 1929.

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  • DesertRat
    9 years ago

    No I don't believe in SDOS. I do believe that we are all connected through a common human bond, though we don't know one another...just because we are the same species. Yet we kill our own just as fast as we kill other species. Spiritually I believe that we are all connected, because of the spark of life that comes from the Creator. We are all part of the one divided by flesh and mind.

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  • ThisGuyHere
    9 years ago

    I've weirded myself out by this. IT'S TOTALLY TRUE!

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    • ChocolatePrincess
      9 years ago

      Omg when I'm in a big group of people I'm like "wow I know all of you" hehe

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  • Pseodonihm
    9 years ago

    In truth we are all one.

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