bokov comments on Arguments Against Speciesism - LessWrong

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Comment author: AndHisHorse 13 August 2013 12:45:01AM 1 point [-]

The term "monkeysphere", which is a nickname for Dunbar's Number, originates from this Cracked.com article. The term relates not only to the studies done on monkeys (and apes), but also the idea of there existing a limit on the number of named, cutely dressed monkeys about which a hypothetical person could really care.

Comment author: bokov 13 August 2013 08:56:53PM 1 point [-]

Yes, precisely. Thanks for finding the link.

Although I think of mine as a density function rather than a fixed number. Everyone has a little bit of my monkey-sphere associated with them. hug