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> Friendships before graduations are almost all completely spontaneous and natural.

They are mainly from proximity. You see people in class, you live near them, and you're near the same age. It's the same reason in person work would generate friendships/relationships. The challenge in today's remote world is proximity now has to be intentional.

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I'm not sure how true that is...I'm not clear if the modern workplace has ever been the primary source of relationships.

Places of worship, community spaces like libraries/clubs - sure...but I had to develop these skills years before I moved to remote work.

According to Google some 20% of marriages began at work, and some 50% of people say they have a close friend at work. IDK about it being a primary source, but it's definitely an important one. And it makes sense when people are around each other all day.

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