Perhaps because until recently a "career" meant working for one company for 35 years, likely in the same city. With that kind of stability, long-term friendship

Perhaps because until recently a "career" meant working for one company for 35 years, likely in the same city. With that kind of stability, long-term friendships can blossom. It's harder if you're changing companies every 2-3 years and cities every 5-6 (as seems common enough in Tech at least). Digital nomads are the vanguard—look to them to see what works and what doesn't.