friendship

Hot take: is it harder to make friends these days because we have actually become more shallow? In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle characterizes three types of friendships: friendships of utility (based on mutual usefulness), friendships of pleasure (based on shared hobbies and… Show more

the best relationships come out of creating something together

I think something I’m increasingly learning in my 20s is that individual friendships are so much more nourishing and intensely peaceful than trying to fit into big groups — feel so at home when it’s 1:1

old friendships have such a purity to them — they just love you for your core essence or being rather than all your accomplishments or job title or money or power

whenever I see a very close adult friendship group w 5+ people i'm always shocked because friendships are so hard to maintain, much less groups. almost all my friends are individual now

Idea I'd like to do in NYC: - 15+ friends (in semi-close proximity) - fractional rent payments for a small commercial space - turn it into a shared library with 24/7 access Maximize run-ins and see what friends are learning.