I completely agree, unfortunately the social pressures of most college institutions are pulling many into another direction. I was fortunate enough to have frie

I completely agree, unfortunately the social pressures of most college institutions are pulling many into another direction. I was fortunate enough to have friends who enjoyed nights of stimulating conversation as I do, but many find themselves in a decentralized social space with no clear social hierarchy (like high school), so that becomes the bigger slice of attention and effort. We are social beings, after all.