One of the biggest reasons for our shrinking social circles is the loss of fringe friends — casual friends that you enjoy seeing occasionally.
These relationships might seem trivial or inconsequential, but experts and research indicate that fringe friends are vital.
But now these fringe friend groups are disappearing, and we're all worse off for it.
AdvertisementGlimmers of hope for Gen ZThe decline in fringe friends has also created a generational divide when it comes to who's doing well socially.
There's no real solution to the loss of fringe friends.
Persons:
Nikol Moses, Moses, Gen, would've, That's, —, Gen Zers, It's, Juliana Horowitz, Daniel Cox, Cox, what's, he'd, we've, Danielle Bayard Jackson, Long, Evan Paul Cudworth, Cudworth, Anna Goldfarb, I've, he's, Pew's Horowitz, Jackson, she'd, Goldfarb, it's, — Moses
Organizations:
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Melbourne, Brisbane, Brooklyn, New York