Social media has expanded individual social networks to include global connections, yet it hasn’t fundamentally changed the concept of friendship. Individuals can still only sustain about 150 stable relationships, as proposed by Robin Dunbar, known as 'Dunbar's Number.' This number applies regardless of how communication occurs, whether in person or online. The closest relationships, typically comprising 3 to 5 individuals, provide the deepest emotional support, while the broader network includes acquaintances and friends organized in layers of intimacy.
Dunbar suggests that the maximum number of relationships an individual can sustain is about 150, encapsulated in the theory known as 'Dunbar's Number.'
Social networks now encompass individuals across the world, allowing connections with people we will never meet in person, but the nature of friendship remains largely unchanged.
Dunbar further explains that the typical personal social network contains about 150 relationships, arranged in layers of increasing size yet decreasing emotional intensity.
The closest relationships, typically 3 to 5 people, are the most significant in our lives as they provide emotional support and understanding.
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