One in 2 billion

[Loren Booda]

How do people establish ideal relationships amidst competition with two billion singles worldwide?

 

[mgb_phys]

Post-priori rationalization

 

[Loren Booda]

Given six degrees of separation, (2,000,000,000)^1/6=35 available singles!

 

[Jimmy Snyder]

So many singles, so little time.

 

[Astronuc]

Post-priori rationalization

Don't you mean posterior rationalization?

 

[DaveC426913]

How do people establish ideal relationships amidst competition with two billion singles worldwide?

The number of people you are actually likely to encounter - let alone find yourself in an environment with where it's conducive to socializiing - is miniscule by comparison. On the order of hundreds or thousands.

 

[Evo]

I assume the 2 billion singles is based on falling within a certain age bracket? There are almost 7 billion humans on this planet.

With the internet, I wonder how many potential mates a person can reasonably come into contact with?

 

[dlgoff]

Evo!!! One in 7 billion. Nice to know you.

 

[Evo]

Evo!!! One in 7 billion. Nice to know you.

I feel priveledged knowing you dl.

Are we doing chat tomorrow, I'm all alone and trapped in the storm.

 

[Loren Booda]

The number of people you are actually likely to encounter - let alone find yourself in an environment with where it's conducive to socializiing - is miniscule by comparison. On the order of hundreds or thousands.

Sounds reasonable. Thanks for straightening me out, Dave.
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Don't you mean posterior rationalization?

'Tis a fine posterior indeed that singles itself out to me.
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I assume the 2 billion singles is based on falling within a certain age bracket? There are almost 7 billion humans on this planet.

With the internet, I wonder how many potential mates a person can reasonably come into contact with?

That would be nubile singles.

Even with the Internet, some things never grow old. A few write sonnets, most others politics.

 

[dlgoff]

Yes ma'am. Hope it will be open all day. I do have a few obligations if I can get out of the drive Evo.

 

[Loren Booda]

With the internet, I wonder how many potential mates a person can reasonably come into contact with?

Some concerns come to mind:

The quality of communication (the possibility of love letters becoming cursory/devalued).

One's compatibility to computers overemphasized (as opposed to the values of traditional relationships).

A new social class of the cyberelite (who would attempt to manipulate public interactions).