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		test1235 on Aug 12, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is this the end of social networking? Not really care for, but the number of relationships you can keep track of: "By using the average human brain size and extrapolating from the results of primates, he proposed that humans can comfortably maintain 150 stable relationships." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar%27s_number

agileAlligator on Aug 12, 2022 [–]

That's what I meant to say. FB friends = friends + acquaintances, which should be around 150 for average people

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