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This kind of reads more as a guide to make professional acquaintances by talking to people on twitter. I find the graph of “most people’s friends vs my friends
by braingenious 4y ago
This kind of reads more as a guide to make professional acquaintances by talking to people on twitter.
I find the graph of “most people’s friends vs my friends” wherein the author proudly implies that his social situation is optimized due to his discovery of life hacks like “talk to people at night” and “play video games with people.” to be kind of silly.
- karaterobot 4y ago> This kind of reads more as a guide to make professional acquaintances by talking to people on twitter. Agree with this. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but it's not the same thing as friendship.
- rocket_surgeron 4y agoAnyone who won't drop everything to go to your house at 11pm after you've been taken to the hospital to make sure everything is turned off and locked up because you fell and broke your back during a power outage caused by a hurricane Isaias in 2020 and the power was out when you left and the paramedics couldn't find my keys to lock my door isn't a friend. I have two friends and that's all I need. Everyone else is an acquaintance. Maybe my standards are too high but that's all I need.
- braingenious 4y agoI would probably drop what I’m doing to help an acquaintance in those circumstances. For me, “bring me a pack of cigarettes at 5am because I’m broke and just went through a breakup” would be a high-water mark for “close friends” It’s neat how everyone experiences friendship differently!