Subj : Re: Notice that...
To   : Vk3jed
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Feb 18 2022 13:05:22

  Re: Re: Notice that...
  By: Vk3jed to DustCouncil on Fri Feb 18 2022 07:07 pm

 > -=> On 02-16-22 19:47, DustCouncil wrote to boraxman <=-
 > 
 >  Du> I don't have it handy but we evolved to simply have a maximum capacity
 >  Du> for community, beyond which we cannot keep track of the people beyond
 >  Du> that number. And when that happens, maybe a subtle shift occurs whereb
 >  Du> the normal courtesy we afford another slips away, because on a
 >  Du> subconscious level we're not giving them the "human" form in our heads
 >  Du>  They're just noise.
 > 
 > IIRC, that limit is around 150 people - more than adequate in a tribal
 > society, but far short of the huge number of people one encounters today.
 > 
 > 

One may encounter obscene ammounts of people (ie. my boss' customer list is
many thousand long) but that does not mean you have to interact in a
meaningful social way with all of them.

The fact you have to deal with 3000 people does not mean you need to become
emotionally aware of them all.

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