I have different degrees of friendships and people move in and out of them. I don't even really actively think about them; the level of friendship at the time l

I have different degrees of friendships and people move in and out of them. I don't even really actively think about them; the level of friendship at the time largely relies on availability overlap, personal life experience overlap, and other factors. These things, like you mentioned, are more fluid these days. I also think people are more accepting of social reclusion in the information age. It used to be some kind of red flag that very social people would use to wallop non-social people. It took the aggressiveness that people who prefer working in an office often show to remote workers. These kind of societal evolutions will also influence the normalcy of behavior as experiences become more ubiquitous. More people have experienced loss, financial strain, etc