Blog Post: Dunbar numbers
"Dunbar's number is suggested to be a theoretical cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships. These are relationships in which an individual knows who each person is, and how each person relates to every other person" (Source: Wikipedia).
JP Rangaswami has some thoughts on the individuals capacity creating and maintaining relationships. He has a rant on the new Dunbar number in the digital world where social networks setup new premisses for interactions and relationships.
Quite interesting stuff.
I agree with JP, but I also think that the number in the different circles of intimacy will differ a lot. Some relations expects a real-life-meeting, others don’t.
What is the new Dunbar number for you?