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Only four of your friends on Facebook are "real"
If your list of friends includes hundreds of people, it does not mean that they are all ready to support you in difficult times. According to recently published research, people tend to limit the circle of close friends.
The author of the study, a psychologist from the University of Oxford Robin Dunbar analysed the questionnaire 3375 English users of Facebook. He discovered an interesting fact:
Despite the fact that the average person has about 150 friends in the list, the average person will are a maximum of four "real" friend, for which he will be able in that case to rely. Another 14 people from the list can be considered good friends.
According to the previous study of Dunbar, in real life people also tend to maintain close friendships with only four people. So, despite the expansion of our social connections thanks to social networks, real friends are not getting bigger. And all because to maintain true friendship, online that in real life, it takes effort.
"The creation and maintenance of a friendship is costly, in terms of time. You need to invest your time in communicating with the person, or the friendship sooner or later will come to naught," wrote a psychologist in a letter to the Huffington Post. And social networks have been unable to change that.
Robin Dunbar said in a 2012 speech at the TED Talk on the friendship and social networks:
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This does not mean that technology can't help us in overcoming such limitations. In particular, solutions that allow you to communicate face-to-face at a distance can be very useful. New technology should, according to Dunbar, to improve the way we see the interlocutor, and how we feel as touch and eye contact are key for friendly communication.
The results of the study Dunbar does not mean that thousands of friends in social networks — is absolutely useless. According to the research results of Professor of the University of Michigan Nicole Ellison, wide social connections allow people to search for information much more effective.
"If you decided to ask our friends in Facebook, you are using the most efficient strategy the search for relevant information online," wrote Ellison in a letter to The Huffington Post.
In conclusion, Dunbar writes that although social network and help maintain a friendly intercourse, they are clearly not enough to ensure that your friendship has lasted decades, and your connection has not decreased with time. Without personal contact, friendship does not happen.
Therefore, the time which is usually spent to support old connections on Facebook can be spent on creating new, sometimes more useful links. According to Robert Dunbar, meeting new people is the most rewarding way to spend time.
Also interesting: Friends: a brief user manual
How to be aware on social networks
"The fact is that if you need a shoulder to cry on, she needs to be in a real human — virtual vest not working. Sooner or later, if you don't communicate, any friend of yours on Facebook will be for you a stranger" — said Dunbar.published
Author: Artem Franich
Source: rusbase.com/story/we-are-friendless/
The author of the study, a psychologist from the University of Oxford Robin Dunbar analysed the questionnaire 3375 English users of Facebook. He discovered an interesting fact:
Despite the fact that the average person has about 150 friends in the list, the average person will are a maximum of four "real" friend, for which he will be able in that case to rely. Another 14 people from the list can be considered good friends.
According to the previous study of Dunbar, in real life people also tend to maintain close friendships with only four people. So, despite the expansion of our social connections thanks to social networks, real friends are not getting bigger. And all because to maintain true friendship, online that in real life, it takes effort.
"The creation and maintenance of a friendship is costly, in terms of time. You need to invest your time in communicating with the person, or the friendship sooner or later will come to naught," wrote a psychologist in a letter to the Huffington Post. And social networks have been unable to change that.
Robin Dunbar said in a 2012 speech at the TED Talk on the friendship and social networks:
SUBSCRIBE to OUR youtube channel that allows you to watch online, download from YouTube free video about the recovery, the rejuvenation of man. Love for others and ourselves, as the feeling of high vibrations — an important factor for improvement
Put LIKES and share with your FRIENDS! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXd71u0w04qcwk32c8kY2BA/videos
Subscribe - https://www.facebook.com//
This does not mean that technology can't help us in overcoming such limitations. In particular, solutions that allow you to communicate face-to-face at a distance can be very useful. New technology should, according to Dunbar, to improve the way we see the interlocutor, and how we feel as touch and eye contact are key for friendly communication.
The results of the study Dunbar does not mean that thousands of friends in social networks — is absolutely useless. According to the research results of Professor of the University of Michigan Nicole Ellison, wide social connections allow people to search for information much more effective.
"If you decided to ask our friends in Facebook, you are using the most efficient strategy the search for relevant information online," wrote Ellison in a letter to The Huffington Post.
In conclusion, Dunbar writes that although social network and help maintain a friendly intercourse, they are clearly not enough to ensure that your friendship has lasted decades, and your connection has not decreased with time. Without personal contact, friendship does not happen.
Therefore, the time which is usually spent to support old connections on Facebook can be spent on creating new, sometimes more useful links. According to Robert Dunbar, meeting new people is the most rewarding way to spend time.
Also interesting: Friends: a brief user manual
How to be aware on social networks
"The fact is that if you need a shoulder to cry on, she needs to be in a real human — virtual vest not working. Sooner or later, if you don't communicate, any friend of yours on Facebook will be for you a stranger" — said Dunbar.published
Author: Artem Franich
Source: rusbase.com/story/we-are-friendless/
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