I don’t know you personally, but your description reminds me of several people I know, they are catalysts and centers of attention at every gathering, even when trying to hide. If you are one of those, then you have observed a… KatjaGrace effect. Have you noticed if others who had decided to sit alone attracted more than one or two people, if any at all? Or did they end up sitting alone until they got bored and left or joined a group?
Agreed. I’ve met Katja and can confirm that she is more interesting than most people. If she wants to socialize, this initially creates a situation of increasing returns to scale. But a conversation with Katja and a slightly larger-than-optimal number of people is often going to be more interesting to join than a conversation with the optimal number of non-Katja people. So in general, conversations with Katja will be oversubscribed relative to the level that makes for the best conversation.
Aw, thanks. However I claim that this was a party with very high interesting people density, and that the most obvious difference between me and others was that I ever sat alone.
I don’t know you personally, but your description reminds me of several people I know, they are catalysts and centers of attention at every gathering, even when trying to hide. If you are one of those, then you have observed a… KatjaGrace effect. Have you noticed if others who had decided to sit alone attracted more than one or two people, if any at all? Or did they end up sitting alone until they got bored and left or joined a group?
Agreed. I’ve met Katja and can confirm that she is more interesting than most people. If she wants to socialize, this initially creates a situation of increasing returns to scale. But a conversation with Katja and a slightly larger-than-optimal number of people is often going to be more interesting to join than a conversation with the optimal number of non-Katja people. So in general, conversations with Katja will be oversubscribed relative to the level that makes for the best conversation.
Aw, thanks. However I claim that this was a party with very high interesting people density, and that the most obvious difference between me and others was that I ever sat alone.