My Friend Aaron(rorz.io)
562 points by sarreph | 152 comments
A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.
#friendship on Hacker News
13 stories tagged friendship, newest first.
If You Build It, They Will Come(benlandautaylor.com)
416 points by barry-cotter | 140 comments
Ben Landau-Taylor essay arguing the fastest way to join a social group is to organize events around the group's core activity, since demand exceeds supply.
Talking to strangers at the gym(thienantran.com)
1429 points by thitran | 696 comments
A personal blog post by Thienan Tran describing an experiment of talking to 35 strangers at the gym to make friends after college.
I rebooted my social life(takes.jamesomalley.co.uk)
455 points by edent | 334 comments
A Substack post by James O'Malley describing how he rebooted his social life, offered as self-help for the New Year.
Always Invite Anna(sharif.io)
959 points by walterbell | 130 comments
A personal blog essay by Sharif Shameem arguing that people who always decline invitations are often the ones who most need to keep being invited.
I built something that changed my friend group's social fabric(blog.danpetrolito.xyz)
552 points by dandano | 246 comments
A personal blog post by Dan Petrolito about a project he built in 2022 that reshaped how his globally dispersed friend group stays connected.
Root for your friends(josephthacker.com)
383 points by rez0123 | 149 comments
Personal blog post by Joseph Thacker arguing that genuinely supporting and celebrating friends' successes improves career and happiness.
The Friendship Recession: The lost art of connecting(happiness.hks.harvard.edu)
482 points by 47thpresident | 391 comments
An essay from Harvard Kennedy School's Leadership & Happiness Laboratory newsletter on the decline of friendships and the lost art of social connection.
Why I don't discuss politics with friends(shwin.co)
440 points by shw1n | 850 comments
Personal blog essay by Ashwin Mathews explaining why he avoids discussing politics with friends, framed around tribalism, with an update about HN flagging.
Should more of us be moving to live near friends?(architecturaldigest.com)
553 points by Geekette | 411 comments
Architectural Digest article exploring whether more people should relocate to live near their friends.
Live near your friends(headlineshq.substack.com)
387 points by thenobsta | 333 comments
Issue 29 of the Headlines Substack newsletter on mental health trends, arguing that living near your friends is a mental health intervention.
Making friends as an adult is hard (2021)(wbur.org)
506 points by neom | 289 comments
A WBUR Here & Now radio segment and article from November 2021 about why making friends as an adult is difficult.
Why don’t more people live close to friends?(annehelen.substack.com)
399 points by sharkweek | 433 comments
Anne Helen Petersen's Culture Study essay offering theories on why people don't live closer to their friends despite being happier when they do.