This is really a monumental societal change.

3rd spaces are nearly completely destroyed, and online seems to be the main option for ppl now.

  • Imadethis@lemmynsfw.com
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    3 days ago

    I’ll bet that it’s due to the trend we’ve seen in the last couple of decades: fewer close friends, if any at all.

    • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Or just more online friends, which (depending on how the researchers broke up the data) would shift things away from “through friends” and towards “online” instead.