> have people redefined what they consider to be "close friends"? Yes. People nowadays spent 8 hours per day chatting to someone online and they call it close

> have people redefined what they consider to be "close friends"? Yes. People nowadays spent 8 hours per day chatting to someone online and they call it close friend even if they never met in real life. Also, people nowadays are notorious for being unable to have friendship that is not a [insert activity here] buddy.