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by OJFord 1263 days ago
Yes exactly, I don't really even see this as an application of the 'n degrees of separation' phrase/principle. Why did OP stop at Felix: who suggested they take the class, or whatever, you can keep going back as you say, the six here is completely arbitrary.

Someone doing something for you whom you met not at birth but after some stuff happened isn't 6 degrees of separation, it's just life.
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liamzebedee 1263 days ago
The challenge is that you might only need 6 hops to find that person you’re looking for (on average).
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OJFord 1262 days ago
Yes but that would be about finding a Pete when you only know Felix - you knew every link in the chain already, including Pete.

I'm not saying don't be glad you met Felix because it led to your house, just that I don't think it's a case of 6DoS.

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liamzebedee 1261 days ago
It seems we disagree on 6dos. I think it's a useful concept to anchor on, since you can predict the structure of your domain (social networks, renting) based on the size of the network, and then optimize your routing so you get to a certain node (a nice house to live) quickly. Or even in my case - realising there is a path in the first place.

I hope this translates more clearly into engineering terms. The original audience of this post was non-technical.

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