I think the issue with a service for finding friends is that it will inevitably be used by people looking for "friends" of a more romantic nature and either by

I think the issue with a service for finding friends is that it will inevitably be used by people looking for "friends" of a more romantic nature and either by reputation or officially becomes a romantic service as that's what the majority of the users seem to want. A service to find someone to hang out with and show you around while traveling would end up becoming "Uber for Escorts" or some kind of Uber-Tinder hybrid. For example Adult Friend Finder was started to actually find friends: >In 1994, Andrew Conru created the first online dating site, WebPersonals. After selling that site in 1995, he launched FriendFinder.com, an early social networking site intended to help people connect with likeminded activity partners, in 1996.[3] Days after the site went live, Conru found that people were posting naked pictures of themselves and seeking partners for adult-oriented activities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_FriendFinder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_FriendFinder