I think that you'd have to define the measurement of success better. Is success determined by making the most friends? By having closer friendships with those you have? By having friendships with the people with whom you would most like to have friendships? By achieving the maximum average happiness of the community? By being most comfortable with yourself?
I think to a degree it might be one of those things that tends toward self-fulfillment. People who use one or the other strategy will probably also value other people who subscribe to a similar strategy and thus will value connections with those people more highly.
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Date: Saturday, 20 May 2006 03:30 am (UTC)I think to a degree it might be one of those things that tends toward self-fulfillment. People who use one or the other strategy will probably also value other people who subscribe to a similar strategy and thus will value connections with those people more highly.