The dumbar number is the number of participants in a conversation beyond which it becomes counter-productive.
The number is unique to every conversation. Some conversations have a dumbar number of 5 while some can go up to double digits depending on the mental stability, social intelligence and epistemic humility of the speakers.
Not to be confused with Dunbar’s number, which is the maximum number of social relationships a person has the cognitive capacity to maintain. So while Dunbar’s number poses a challenge to scaling trust and social cohesion in increasingly large groups, the dumbar number poses a challenge to scaling rational discourse in increasingly large conversations.
The number is unique to every conversation. Some conversations have a dumbar number of 5 while some can go up to double digits depending on the mental stability, social intelligence and epistemic humility of the speakers.
Not to be confused with Dunbar’s number, which is the maximum number of social relationships a person has the cognitive capacity to maintain. So while Dunbar’s number poses a challenge to scaling trust and social cohesion in increasingly large groups, the dumbar number poses a challenge to scaling rational discourse in increasingly large conversations.
I’m leaving, this conversation is way past the dumbar number.
You’re so dumb, you lower any conversation’s dumbar number to one by joining it.
Man, I wish we had social media that increased the dumbar number across the board.
You’re so dumb, you lower any conversation’s dumbar number to one by joining it.
Man, I wish we had social media that increased the dumbar number across the board.
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A host of a Tabletop role-playing game such as DnD that is ill-prepared, organizing the game poorly and/or simply being dumb.
Jokingly said to generally good dms having a bad day, or as an actual insult to an idiot Dm ruining the game.
Jokingly said to generally good dms having a bad day, or as an actual insult to an idiot Dm ruining the game.
Player: Im going to attack this guy!
Dm: Uhhh okay, roll for persuasion
Player: what?? That doesnt make sense, you dumbgeon master
Dm: Uhhh okay, roll for persuasion
Player: what?? That doesnt make sense, you dumbgeon master
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- Hey, what's that dumpster-looking thing parked on Pete's driveway?
- It's not a dumpster, it's a Dumbster, the most dumb thing humanity has made in 21st century. He better not have parked it outside - it's going to rain tonight!
- It's not a dumpster, it's a Dumbster, the most dumb thing humanity has made in 21st century. He better not have parked it outside - it's going to rain tonight!
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