Friendship is a Verb
In times when people are leaning more into AI as friends than onto their real, true loved ones, I can't help but feel a lot of anxiety and confusion. Friendship is something I have always valued and held in high regard, and being in my 4th decade of past, present, and future friendships, I am more confused than I was when I was a kid. I remember making and keeping friends was so easy and fun. What happens when we become adults? How do we define friendship? Let's start there, because as of 2025, I have not met two people who agree on the definition, and even if they do agree in words, they rarely do so in practice. In my eyes, a friend is a chosen, handpicked family member, and by putting them in the family member zone, I mean they are for life, with their good, bad, and ugly. Despite the tendency to cut people off so easily in modern times, I disagree with the masses, as usual. A friend is someone whose soul makes your soul feel calm around them, someone you can tell your dark...