The research wizards at the Pew Internet & American Life projection have some secure news for American Facebook users ( that might be you ! ): you havemore close-fitting tangible friends , and are less “ set-apart . ” I completely relate ! Right guys ? guy ?
The field of study found that “ The average user of a social networking site has more close affiliation and is half as likely to be socially set apart as the average American ” ( YES ! ) What ’s that mean ? “ Internet users average out 14 % more discussion confidants than non - exploiter . ” Confidants ! That ’s an exotic term for people you talk about having sexual urge with .
But there are some other interesting nuggets , if not very exciting ones . To nobody ’s surprise , your Facebook friends do n’t trace up with the the great unwashed you really know and like in your animation . The medium FB user is only Facebook - friends with 48 % of the hoi polloi they know , and 11 % of user are friends with more people than they in person hump . If anything , that seems extremely low , as friending multitude you glance at from across the bar becomes increasingly satisfactory .
The rocksolid Facebook acquaintance backbone , Pew says , is your old high school pals . “ The ordinary Facebook exploiter ’s friend listing consist of 56 people from high school ; 22 % of their entire friends list , ” the study find . A plurality of multitude you could slowly watch grow old , fat , and increasingly irrelevant in your daytime to twenty-four hours life .
For more on the fascinating work , hitPew . [ Pew Internet & American Life , Photo : Shutterstock / Monika Wisniewska ]
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