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Re:Half of Millennials say they often feel isolated even whe... by delinka on Saturday March 09, 2019 @04:47PM (#19348705)
> The structure of the educational system encourages many weak friendships rather than a couple strong friendships.

How so? Please elaborate.

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Re:Half of Millennials say they often feel isolated even whe... by adamnemecek on Saturday March 09, 2019 @04:50PM (#19348724)
In Europe, you basically share 8 hours a day for how ever many years with the same group of 20-30 people.

In the US, every class is with a different group of people and also your classes change periodically.

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