2. The Dunbar number is the average number of people someone could have in their social group. In paragraph 3 Konnikova mentions “150 people” as the average number of people in a social group(Konnikova). The Rule of three is the three most intimate circles in a social group. In paragraph 4, Konnikova states that, “fifty is the is the number of people we call close friends..then there is the circle of fifteen” then the most intimate group is “the number five..your best friends”(Kannikova).  

3. To me a good friend is someone who listens to you when you need them to and lets you be your true self around them. They treat it as a two way friendship. They give you as much attention as you give them and they put as much effort into the friendship as you do. This lines up with the element of the group of five as the most intimate group that are your closest friends and your support system. I think the statement is asking how it affects a child to see physical interactions just as much as virtual interactions. I think that a child’s social development is going to be negatively impacted if they do not have the skills to interact in person but I think that learning virtual interactions is just as important. 

4. I think that social media is beneficial to my academic acclimation because I can connect with other students to make a study group or see if anyone has the notes to a class I missed. In addition to connecting with other people in my class I can find out about resources and events that may help me with my academics. It can benefit my social acclimation too. Just as I can hear about academic resources through social media, I can hear about campus social events to meet people and build a friend group. Overall, social media can be beneficial to me both in academics and my social life. 

Although social media can be beneficial it can have negative effects too. For academics, you may not see your classmates as much because if you connect with them on social media you are not forced to meet them in person. Because of this, you may not get to know them as well as you would in person. For social acclimation, it could cause us to make an initial impression that is false and not want to meet the person. Most of the time the life someone shows on social media is not completely accurate, so we may not realize how much someone has in common with us. Because of this we may be hesitant to add them to our friend group.