How social are we after all?

In chapter six, we extensively discussed the evolutionary significance of music in shaping social roles among homo sapiens. Recent studies indicate that our brains have limitations regarding the number of people we can maintain in our social networks. Our closest inner circle consists of about five friends and family members. The next tier includes an additional 10 close friends we likely see at least monthly. Those we socialize with at parties increase this number to around 50, and our broader circle of friends, whom we might invite to a wedding, expands it to approximately 150. You can read the article here https://www.wsj.com/science/social-relationships-brain-capacity-dunbars-number-3a9e322f?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfXJiZ7-NuK-izO4woQT16bnq7m51i-WjHuPApFpI4XPn5PnK_cS4RE5gFvJV0%3D&gaa_ts=68f64892&gaa_sig=OlCpTS3KMr_poSC27B6OXBVI-txyfEpuH-nQhfepU9PXM9Gf0Z2U6AQViFfQMmZUjdxfLbYuL37ztE1E2TAKOw%3D%3D (subscription required). You can access the original research here: https://pdodds.w3.uvm.edu/files/papers/others/1993/dunbar1993a.pdf?mod=ANLink.