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Re:The Science of Making Friends by coffeemug on Sunday April 24, 2016 @07:19PM (#11561802)
> if they have something in common, and confine their friendship to that thing

What we all have in common is the human condition which is much, much bigger than hobbies, career paths, or political beliefs. We get sick, lose people, fall in love, have children, get better, meet people, and eventually die. Our surface area for meaningful, fulfilling interactions is enormous, but our culture is set up in a such a way that it's easy to forget.

Re:The Science of Making Friends by coldtea on Monday April 25, 2016 @06:42AM (#11563428)
The "human condition" is so common to everybody to make it meaningless as a criterion for hanging out.

Heck, it doesn't even stop people sharing it from killing each other in wars...