It would make more sense to me that you would be one, because you're measuring separation. So the person who actual personally knows them is not separated. You are separated by one individual from whatever famous person.
You're measuring connections. You are yourself, so you don't need a connection, so you're 0 degrees from yourself. You can then draw a line to everyone you know, and that's one line, so you're one degree from them. They draw lines to everyone they know, and so on. Then you count how many lines you need to walk along to get to whoever. (The terminology for this was taken directly from a mathematical thing.)
So the person who actual personally knows them is not separated.
Well, but they are. They know them but they aren't them. Separate, but only one degree. Makes sense to me.
Basically, from a mathematical perspective, there always needs to be a way of measuring your relation to yourself, and that's usually 0.
That's how I think of it too, Hil, though I am far from a mathematician. But I was more excited than I should be- and theatre really is a small world
there always needs to be a way of measuring your relation to yourself, and that's usually 0
Now you have me curious. When would it NOT be zero?
Timelies all!
Tomorrow we head to Baltimore for Balticon. It's Balticon 50, and the author Guest of Honor is George R.R. Martin. It'll be interesting taking the little guy around....
Now you have me curious. When would it NOT be zero?
Pretty much, if you define it to be.
So that makes the rest of us 3 degrees because we know you?
My plans for going to Balticon got scuttled, but with GRRM and everyone else there it was going to be craxy, so that's OK. I had thought it would be a more low-key way to take Mal to a con than starting with DragonCon.
