Are online friends worth it in this day and age?

Is it still a thing to have online friends? Do people really pen pal without romantic feelings involved?

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Yes it's still a thing and worth it if you can obtain it for sure. But oddly enough it's more difficult now to find an online friend then it was previously even though the world is more connected than before. I wonder why that is?