tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post8221757917638131794..comments2019-05-03T04:52:48.757-07:00Comments on HAL 9000: 6 Degrees of Separation. Fact or Fiction?Englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12938317526695003813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-48656389365842318362011-03-19T09:38:40.090-07:002011-03-19T09:38:40.090-07:00I think I could go both ways on your question &quo...I think I could go both ways on your question "Is being 6 degrees away from someone a good thing?", Cekinsey. I could see it being a good thing because we are able to connect and make the world smaller in a sense. We no longer have to think about a person in another part of the country with a question mark over their face because the reality is that we probably know someone in that region. It could be a bad thing though because our information is getting out there easier as well. No longer is this a separated world with a ton of privacy. Your information is out there whether you like it or not. So I don't think I have a direct answer about whether or not it is a good thing, but it definitely got me thinking beyond my original blog post.rachel.l.martenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01022694956428743894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-10305215972209522522011-03-03T18:42:08.513-08:002011-03-03T18:42:08.513-08:00It is definitely an interesting concept and I agre...It is definitely an interesting concept and I agree that as we become more and more technologically advanced the degrees between us will continue to shrink. <br /><br />Just look at the past. It used to be that the only people you knew were the people that lived in your town or just passed through because people did not travel much. Now the average facebook user has 130 friends (http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics) and they have met many more people than that.<br /><br />I think that everyone getting closer is a good thing. We know so much more than we did about other cultures even twenty years ago and if we know more people it's easier to find people you fit in with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601505080217872656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-76925312086316729162011-03-03T18:39:59.273-08:002011-03-03T18:39:59.273-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601505080217872656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-8606919109851549962011-03-03T08:51:27.814-08:002011-03-03T08:51:27.814-08:00I have also always been curious about this. I hav...I have also always been curious about this. I have heard the 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon but never knew that this could be, and is leaning to be, a fact. It is really an interesting concept to think about. Maybe one day there will be a social networking website that can connect everyone by 6 degrees. This also arises the question of "Is being 6 degrees away from someone a good thing?" I'm not sure if it is or isn't, but this concept is truly interesting. Glad you did the research on it and I'll check these websites out.cekinseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352499886954627526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320880986712768583.post-41031056545775745742011-03-03T07:28:41.396-08:002011-03-03T07:28:41.396-08:00I have always been curious about this idea too, bu...I have always been curious about this idea too, but I had never gotten around to researching it. I notice it a lot on campus though. The other day I was people watching in the Atrium and there were three girls eating luch together and I knew all three of them from completely different places. I had no idea that they knew each other. It was kind of wierd.KelseyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202578358768890413noreply@blogger.com