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by Kim_Bruning 2821 days ago
That would be very depressing if true.

Fortunately it's not. On average people are only about 6 degrees apart, so in reality a relatively small number of people can get a surprisingly large amount of coverage in a frighteningly short amount of time, should they choose to apply themselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_degrees_of_separation