What's the "six degrees of separation" theory?

The “six degrees of separation” theory suggests that everybody in the world is connected to each other by only six links.

This theory has been around for a while and is fascinating to consider. Let’s dig deeper into this concept.

The term “six degrees of separation” was first used in a small play written by John Guare, which later became an Oscar-nominated movie. Although the concept started as a popular idea, it eventually developed into a scientific concept that explains social networks in our society.

In 1967, psychologist Stanley Milgram conducted an experiment to see if he could prove that we are all connected to each other through just six people or less. He had participants send letters to strangers across America with instructions on how they should forward them until they eventually reached their destination, a stockbroker living in Boston. Over two-thirds of the letters made it to their destination within 6 steps, proving his hypothesis correct!

The implications of this theory are far-reaching and continue to be studied today. It has been used in business and marketing circles as a way to understand how people interact with one another and what connections we can build through networking and referrals.

It can also provide insight into why certain ideas spread like wildfire even though there is no logical explanation for why one person would tell another about it. For example, everyone who knows someone who knows someone else who saw a funny video on YouTube can explain why it went viral - it's all because of the connections between us and our friends!