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Used to be family, then people became estranged from their parents and many didn't have kids. Then it was romance and marriage, but fewer people can even find
by andrewclunn 3y ago
Used to be family, then people became estranged from their parents and many didn't have kids. Then it was romance and marriage, but fewer people can even find those, let alone keep them into their old age. Friendship is the next in the line of "good enough" bonds people might accept to avoid completely loneliness. Of course there's always AI and pets as the new "true companions" for 2040. Readers of the Atlantic seem like exactly the sort of people who will need this copium going forward.
- standardUser 3y agoI have at least a dozen close friendships that have outlived a series of romantic relationships over the years. Friendships are and have always been the the backbone of my social existence. Romantic relationships are comparatively ephemeral, even if they sometimes supplant friendships as the most important relationship in my life. Just to offer a different perspective. Also, what is your dig at Atlantic readers all about? Got an ax to grind?