What is the definition of "nearby users" in this context? It seems like someone can start something in Seattle for example, and then only 1 other person has seen it, but they are in France?
They've been tweaking the algorithm as they go along. Initially it was highly local centric, now it appears to bias towards nearby but with a lower probability chance of jumping further away. (Source: Early user, and some comments from the CEO on Plague cards asking the same question.)