I like to think have a lot of friends at surface level, and I used to have solidly close friends, but pretty much all of them moved to other states, so I see pe

I like to think have a lot of friends at surface level, and I used to have solidly close friends, but pretty much all of them moved to other states, so I see people in real life at about the same frequency as you. Some of them I maintain a digital friendship really well, but it is a challenge. This is a transitional period for a lot of people. COVID did not help this. I've also always been pretty introverted so my main method of making friends is "daisy chaining" off of people I already know. Like if you know one person, see if they can invite you to a get-together with other people they know, and so-on. That way you also have the added trust factor of "this person is vetted by another person I trust", instead of going in blind. If you have friends who live in other places see if you can arrange something like a digital movie night where you watch the movie at the same time. There is also online chess or online Scrabble (Lexulous is an online Scrabble clone) that you can play while chatting over the phone. My ideas might not be the best of help, but you certainly aren't the only person in your pickle.