An office job is a very consistent way to talk to another human person in real life. Well, it's certainly a way, but your coworkers are (essentially) for

An office job is a very consistent way to talk to another human person in real life. Well, it's certainly a way, but your coworkers are (essentially) forced to be there and to talk to you. I have made many genuine lifelong friends this way, but "forced proximity to another person whose finances depend on their presence" is not always going to be the healthiest basis for human relationships. Before someone comments about "go to a rock climbing gym" or "go to a coffee shop" I don't want to extrapolate/interpolate too much from your words here, but simply showing up at those places seems like a very non-ideal way to make friends. I'm sometimes up for chitchat with randos, but often not, and I'm not really looking to form lasting friendships. The real key is to join groups who do things together, whether it's gaming or hiking or volunteering or whatever. Those are true shared passions, interests, and experiences. Forgive me if I've misunderstood your words. Perhaps you already tried things like that, e.g. you were part of a group at the rock climbing gym or something like that.