The 800lb elephant in the room about this whole idea - some people have trouble building friendships because they can't stop themselves from bringing up fringe topics with people they just met, and insisting on having conversations about them.
I think it’s mostly men just not being that interested in being friends with other men unless there is something tangible to gain. Also 1:1 friendship is hard to maintain if you don’t have a shared 3rd space. A 3rd space allowed you to maintain friendships much more time effectively.
> I think it’s mostly men just not being that interested in being friends with other men unless there is something tangible to gain.
This is particularly egregious among single men who only want connections to women.
Elephant's weigh more like 11,000lbs. I think you mean Gorilla?
Speaking of Gorillas, have you ever read the book Chimpanzee Politics? Crazy how at the end the other two chimps break into the one chimps cage and literally rip his nuts off. Crazy huh?
Oh wait... I'm doing that thing again, aren't I?