This is why Facebook belongs in the math classroom.
When it comes to using social media, everyone is looking at how many followers you have. Your following is considered valuable in regards to your social media presence. When individuals open apps such as Facebook, they are pushed to add new friends into their “clique”. How many times have you seen the “ Do you know….”. In Hulgan’s article, he expands on the math/mechanics behind choosing your Facebook Friends.
When I first downloaded Facebook, my initial response was to add the people I know. That involves my family & friends. But that doesn’t stop there. As time goes on, your following increases… but why? This is because of the graph theory. An individual’s social network collides with another which heightens the chance of meeting new people. Hulgan’s example about Alice shows that cliques can be formed if her friends become friends with each other. And this is very common to happen. Wouldn’t you trust your friends choice of friends rather than meeting a stranger on the street? Same goes for the negative aspect of this, Hulgan calls it “ the anti-clique”. Individuals bond with others due to similar characteristics. That can refer to either a positive or negative, the negative aspect references a hatred/disliking of a person. Within this article and in relation to the class material, we can apply the graph theory to several scenarios in our everyday life.
Source: https://theconversation.com/why-facebook-belongs-in-the-math-classroom-112740