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I have this new theory as of this morning that drama is like PageRank, there’s a relationship to those that you network in your life (friends, etc.) that have drama and the drama that occurs in your life.

DramaRank formula:
DR(A) = (1-d) + d (DR(T1)/C(T1) + … + DR(Tn)/C(Tn)) + K

DR(x) is the DramaRank of x (you are A), C(x) is the number of contacts you have with friend x, d is a damping factor set between 0 and 1 and has a relationship to how much that person influences your life (Best friends = 0, not so close friends = .9). K is the amount you have drank that night — as we all know alcohol has a huge effect on the perception of drama!

Your DramaRank is almost completely dependent upon who is in your life, reduced, to some degree, by the total number of people you interact with. A friend in your life will have the highest amount of impact on your DramaRank if:

1) The friend of yours has a high DramaRank (lots of drama in their life).
2) The total number of friends that they interact with is low, for example, they share all their drama with just you. A person with a high DramaRank and a large number of friends can nullify the impact on your DramaRank.

To increase your DramaRank, simply get as many friends with high drama to share their life stories with you, and not share their stories with that many others (this way you get the juiciest drama). Theoretically you can obtain a DramaRank of 100%, but this may cause death. You can also increase your DramaRank by attaining many friends, no matter what their DramaRank, as long as they are ranked.

So remember. Your amount of drama will affect your friends, but this isn’t a bad thing, as we all need a little drama in our lives! So if you want your friends to have a high DramaRank (oh and who doesn’t?!) make sure you create a lot of drama so that you can help add it to theirs.