Duhigg expresses the importance of strong ties and weak ties. Explaining that they are both equally important but weak ties can be more impactful then strong ties. They all do need to work together in the end. Duhigg states that our weak ties are the people that would tell us about an opportunity that our strong ties wouldn’t. When we are in a certain “clique” we are already aware of what they know because we talk often. For our weak ties, we see them so infrequently that they may be able to tell us about an opportunity that we are otherwise unaware of. However, I believe that weak ties would not be anything without strong ties. Without strong ties, weak ties would not exist. Our strong ties connect us to the weak ties and they would be the first to be there if something happened. As Duhigg stated “people have no problem ignoring strangers’ injuries, but when a friend is insulted, our sense of outrage is enough”, this expresses that we would be more motivated to help a close friend than an acquaintance.
