What if a social network evolved around neighbors - people who feel a certain guilt about not knowing each other better?
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Start with two random members from the same country, Backstrom reported, and they are just an average of three hops from knowing each other, Backstrom found.
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Trish made it very clear to both of us (I met the older man in business and Trish got a kick out of our knowing each other) that our money was a prerequisite to continued dating.
Knowing that each other exists changes the way we look at the world.
However, as they are all measured against each other, knowing which are losing mass or gaining it is an open question.
We tell each other with a knowing look: if it ain't broke don't fix it.
The two sides in this debate are always charging each other with not knowing the Constitution, but they are talking about different kinds of knowledge.
The role of each business unit becomes blurrier with each new hire and after an internal audit, we found a startling amount of redundant tasks and unfinished projects that were due to each group not knowing what the other was doing.
"I definitely think it makes me comfortable going into it knowing that we're familiar with each other, " said Ford, who added that a different situation would have made her feel like she did as a rookie 10 years ago.
When execs start down this track, I point out to them that this is what the board will think, and, if the deal falls through, then all the members of the management team will have to face each other on Monday morning, knowing what stunts were pulled for personal gain.
It's about those on the left knowing how to win and how to savor victory without giving into the impulse to attack each other.
At Goldman and other "too big to fail" banks, though, employees walk through the doors each morning knowing that the rest of us will be forced to bail them out again should another crisis ensue.
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