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But how many of those friendships with neighbors really boiled down to friendships of convenience? I’ve always liked the people I live near, but I’ve never felt
by andykx 6y ago
But how many of those friendships with neighbors really boiled down to friendships of convenience? I’ve always liked the people I live near, but I’ve never felt that I connect to them on a deeper level.
If I couldn’t spend time shooting the breeze with my actual friends on Discord, maybe I’d be more inclined to spend time with my neighbors. Even if we didn’t really connect a deep level, at least we could converse for a few hours.
I have no interest in that though. I have no need for that kind of interaction. If I want to be social, I can contact people that I feel a deep connection to at any time.
- godelski 6y agoThere's different kinds of friendships and that's okay. Not all your friends have to be your best friends. I'm not saying you have to be best friends with your neighbor.
- PakG1 6y agoI think that if you don't have connection with people who are not like you, you lose perspective. I think we need a diversity of friendships in order to not just be happy, but also to stay grounded. Otherwise, we get into bubbles and lose our ability to communicate with people, especially people who are not like ourselves. We can say that technology has enabled and accelerated this trend to society's detriment. Like Steve Jobs creating a corporate building layout that forced random and disparate people to bump into each other in order to have random conversations and create innovation, friendships of convenience due to geographical realities also enabled for innovation, diversity of thought, and an interesting sense of community in its own way.