Facebook Shrinks Six Degrees of Separation to Four
A new study says that, thanks to Facebook, six degrees of separation is now only four. Kevin Bacon, you and 41 others like this.
A theory stemming from an experiment by social psychologist Stanley Milgram in the 1960s claims every living person is connected to any other through only six friends. According to a recent study, Facebook reduces the six degrees of separation to only four, meaning the world’s largest social network makes the world even smaller (figuratively).
