There's just a lot of research + just my experience that shows forming friendships is mostly about proximity, being in the same place at the same time and talking. Sure I can and do continue to hang out with the people I'm closest to, but there's a whole host of people that I'm not quite close enough with to want to go through the work to organize, but it was nice to see and talk to.

Obviously work taking on the role of social commons isn't ideal and I'm actively trying to grow more places, but it is striking how I'm not friends with literally anyone at work who started after the pandemic, but I am with many of the people who I met in the office