Making friends is hard in 2024

I have no friends at all. I've tried everyway you possibly can, going to activity groups, trying to start up random conversations with strangers, contact old peers that I used to be in contact with, but it always just fizzles out for whatever reason. I don't think I am that boring. I try my best to be engaged, listen and also talk but it seems like I am not important enough to maintain a connection, just a mere good conversation. Don't get me wrong I appreciate a good conversation at any time but some times I wish there was more to it then that. Am I the only one who feels this way? I just want to laugh, hang out and be myself with someone again if that is even possible today. Am I being too entitled?

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JamieS · 46-50, F

Society has become superficial and real friends in made of bones, skin, blood and a few other important and useful body parts have progressively lost their importance.

Today, friends are made of binary codes, of 0s and 1s and you find those "friends" on social media. They are only available when you turn your smartphone or PC on and disappear as soon as you turn it off again. Those are the more convenient friends because they don't have to listen to your problems, they don't hold you when you need them, they don't look into your eyes and smile when you need emotional support.

Those "friends" are created by social media. They go as quickly as they came. It does not take 9 months of hard labor to create one, it does not need a lifetime of dedication to know them and to be able to trust them.

Yes, finding those true friends you can rely on when you need them have become a dying species, even though the world population has hit the 8 billion mark now...