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Re:Survey: Average American Hasn’t Made a New Friend in 5 Years by diediesel on Thursday October 10, 2019 @02:33AM (#21211560)
Strange society where friendships need to be made via organisations. What about the good old chat at a pub or somewhere else and keeping friendships?
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Re:Survey: Average American Hasn’t Made a New Friend in 5 Years by Mediterraneo10 on Thursday October 10, 2019 @09:24AM (#21214100)
Pubs arguably were community organizations.

This days, though, a lot of people find it unsavory to spend their time around others who are consuming alcohol. Also, when political and social faultlines run deep, not everyone is confortable in environments where there is no guarantee that the other people there share one's worldview and ethics.

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