They’re in Your Group Chat. But Are They Really Your Friends?

The internet, our smartphones and the mechanics of social media have irreparably altered friendship..

Her friend kept up with her on a video call throughout those activitiesfor over eight hours..

This is a delicate process, says Lane Moore, a New York-based comedian and author of You Will Find Your People: How to Make Meaningful Friendships as an Adult.".

Charlotte Negron, a 30-year-old event and social-media content creator in Los Angeles, occasionally shares cute animal videos, but her specialty is friendship memes..

Crawford Millham Horton, a 26-year-old social-media marketer in Los Angeles, has done this to his friends..