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> why not make friends with people you spend a lot of time with? All well and fine if you can, but you shouldn't be forced to. And it shouldn't be the only way

> why not make friends with people you spend a lot of time with? All well and fine if you can, but you shouldn't be forced to. And it shouldn't be the only way to make friends. People with that mindset typically have other social groups. > I think it's a good time to focus on ameliorating the negatives Agreed, and this is something we should've been doing starting decades ago (see: Bowling Alone). We already link health insurance to peoples jobs, it shouldn't be a persons entire social life.

kyleee 3y ago
Who said anything about being forced to be friends with coworkers?
johnnyanmac 3y ago
>And it shouldn't be the only way to make friends. I'm all ears on current ways to make friends as an adult, or at least ideas on where to go. Like the GP said, 3rd places are down and instead of talking about ways to build more 3rd places we're potentially seeing the collapse of 2nd places. And I don't think people are exactly comfortable going or inviting people into their 1st place as of now. It's not a solution but it is the current best alternative that is currently falling by the wayside.