That presumes friends and time.
I have friends, but little time. My friends have little time too. The odds of us having time to schedule together at the same time are close to zero.
The same thing was actually true in college too -- I went to an intense school -- but we had lounges in the dorm. When I was tired or burnt out, I'd drift into a lounge. There was usually someone else in one of the lounges.
That's kinda what I want. Only virtually.
You can meet a friend for coffee just to talk and catch up. You could even just schedule a phone call, so you don't even have to be physically together. Many people will play online multiplayer games together to have an excuse to talk with friends.