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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0155

    Why the average person has fewer friends than their friends

    In almost every network, most members are less connected than their own contacts are on average. The comparison is rigged by how contacts get sampled.

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    The hidden part #0155

    Your contacts are a sample weighted by connection count. The comparison is against the well-connected by construction.

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    Paradox & Proof Entry #0155

    Why the average person has fewer friends than their friends

    In almost every network, most members are less connected than their own contacts are on average. The comparison is rigged by how contacts get sampled.

    Master
    The hidden part #0155

    Your contacts are a sample weighted by connection count. The comparison is against the well-connected by construction.

    Open file